B desh: 22 appeals of 1971 war criminals pending
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Dhaka, Dec 17 : Two International Crimes Tribunals (ICT) of Bangladesh has so far delivered verdicts in 41 cases filed in connection with crimes against humanity committed during the liberation war in 1971.
After the verdicts, 39 appeals have been filed with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. Among those 22 appeals of the death sentenced convicted are pending due to Covid-19 pandemic, Zed Al Malum, Prosecutor (Admin) of ICT of Bangladesh, told IANS on Wednesday.
There is no provision to dispose the appeals virtually. Therefore, the review of the appeals is totally uncertain for the pandemic situation as it is not mandatory to review anytime, he said.
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