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| Bangladesh court sentences Islamist leader to death for war crimes | Bangladesh court sentences Islamist leader to death for war crimes |
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| Bangladesh's supreme court has sentenced an Islamist leader to death for war crimes during the country's 1971 war of independence, rejecting an earlier life sentence imposed by a tribunal. | |
| The tribunal found Abdul Quader Mollah, assistant secretary general of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, guilty on 5 February of murder, rape and torture. | The tribunal found Abdul Quader Mollah, assistant secretary general of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, guilty on 5 February of murder, rape and torture. |
| The life sentence imposed at the time triggered protests by people hoping he would get the death penalty. | The life sentence imposed at the time triggered protests by people hoping he would get the death penalty. |
| In response, Bangladesh's parliament amended a law to allow the state to appeal against any decision of the war crimes tribunal that was deemed inadequate. | In response, Bangladesh's parliament amended a law to allow the state to appeal against any decision of the war crimes tribunal that was deemed inadequate. |
| Mollah's party, the Jamaat, opposed Bangladeshi independence from Pakistan in the 1971 war but it denies accusations that some of its leaders committed murder, rape and torture during the conflict. | Mollah's party, the Jamaat, opposed Bangladeshi independence from Pakistan in the 1971 war but it denies accusations that some of its leaders committed murder, rape and torture during the conflict. |
| More than 100 people have been killed in protests and counter-protests since January, when the tribunal set up by the government delivered its first verdict. | More than 100 people have been killed in protests and counter-protests since January, when the tribunal set up by the government delivered its first verdict. |
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