Hanif Sentenced to Death for Crimes Against Humanity
Tribunal Convicts Four for Killing Six People in Kushtia During July Uprising; All Accused Still at Large
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sentenced Mahbubul Alam Hanif, joint general secretary of the now-banned Awami League, to death for crimes against humanity linked to the killings of six people in Kushtia during the July mass uprising.
A three-member bench of International Crimes Tribunal-2, led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, delivered the verdict on Thursday (October 29). The bench also included Justices Md Manjurul Bashid and Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir.
The other accused in the case are Sadar Uddin Khan, president of the Kushtia district Awami League and former chairman of the district council; Asgar Ali, general secretary of the district Awami League; and Ataur Rahman, general secretary of the Kushtia municipal Awami League.
All four were charged with three counts, including allegedly ordering the killings of six people in Kushtia town during the July mass uprising.
Hanif and the three other accused remain absconding.
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