Five Bangladeshi ex-army officials condemned to death for assassinating Sheikh Mujibur Rahman are likely to seek a review of the judgement by the Supreme Court before asking for a presidential clemency, as jail authorities initiated the execution process by conveying them the verdict.
The Supreme Court verdict upholding death sentence to the convicts was read out to them last evening and the five expressed desire to see their relatives and lawyers, a senior jail official said.
He said they are likely to seek a review of the Supreme Court verdict by the apex court itself as the last legal step ahead of seeking the presidential clemency.
Jail officials said the process of execution began as they informed the condemned convicts about the verdict at the Dhaka Central Jail, hours after the Supreme Court's Appellate Division came out with the judgement.
"The jailor accompanied by several other prison officials went to the isolated cells of the convicts and read out the copy of the Appellate Division's judgement last evening in line with the Jail Code," the senior jail official told PTI.
Legal experts said the judgement is likely to be executed within the next two months if two more legal steps open for the convicts are exhausted.
Comments