Chamber Court to Hear State Appeal in Hasina Crimes Against Humanity Case

The prosecution’s appeal against the life imprisonment sentence handed down to ousted and absconding former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been included on the cause list of the Appellate Division’s Chamber Court.

The appeal is scheduled as item number 58 on Thursday’s cause list of the court presided over by Chamber Judge Justice Md Rezaul Haque. A hearing on the admissibility of the appeal may take place later in the day.

The state filed the appeal on December 15, seeking the death penalty. Following the filing, the prosecution stated that the appeal was based on eight grounds arguing for capital punishment.

Earlier, on November 17, the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death in one case related to crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising. In a separate charge, both were sentenced to life imprisonment.

Meanwhile, former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, who served as a state witness in the crimes against humanity case linked to the July uprising, has also filed an appeal before the Appellate Division challenging his five-year prison sentence.