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Kamaruzzaman Trial Timeline

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    Kamaruzzaman Trial Timeline

    Kamaruzzan verdict Trial timiline of the Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
  • Arrested- July 29, 2010

    Arrested- July 29, 2010

    Kamaruzzaman was arrested in a case of hurting religious
  • Shown arrested- October 2, 2010

    Shown arrested- October 2, 2010

    Kamaruzzaman was shown arrested in the war crimes case on October 2, 2010
  • Formal Charges- January 15, 2012

    Formal Charges- January 15, 2012

    Prosecution brought formal charges in Tribunal 1
  • Cognisance - January 31, 2012

    Cognisance - January 31, 2012

    Tribunal took charges into cognisance
  • Case Transfer- April 16, 2012

    Case Transfer- April 16, 2012

    Case was transferred to International Crimes Tribunal 2 from International Crimes Tribunal 1
  • Indicted- June 4, 2012

    Indicted- June 4, 2012

    International Crimes Tribunal indicted him on seven counts including murder and torture
  • Prosecution  Hearing- March 24, 2013

    Prosecution Hearing- March 24, 2013

    Prosecution started arguments on Kamaruzzaman cases
  • Prosecution  Hearing  ends- March 31, 2013

    Prosecution Hearing ends- March 31, 2013

    Prosecution closed arguments on Kamaruzzaman cases
  • Defence Hearing - April 1, 2013

    Defence Hearing - April 1, 2013

    Defence started arguments on Kamaruzzaman cases
  • Defence Hearing ends- April 15, 2013

    Defence Hearing ends- April 15, 2013

    Defence closed arguments on Kamaruzzaman cases
  • Judgment reserved - April 16, 2013

    Judgment reserved - April 16, 2013

    Prosecution sought capital punishment against him. After hearing of both prosecution and defence, Tribunal 2 reserved judgment
  • Verdict set to pronounce- May 8, 2013

    Verdict set to pronounce- May 8, 2013

    Tribunal set May 9, 2013 to deliver the verdict against Kamaruzzaman
  • Verdict - May 9, 2013

    Verdict - May 9, 2013

    Tribunal 2 passed the verdict and handed capital punishment to Kamaruzzaman for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War
  • Appeal petition- June 6, 2013

    Appeal petition- June 6, 2013

    Defence counsels filed the appeal petition with the Supreme Court against the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) verdict that handed down capital punishment to the Jamaat leader
  • Appeal hearing begins- June 5, 2014

    Appeal hearing begins- June 5, 2014

    The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has started the hearing on appeal petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Mohammad Kamaruzzaman challenging the death penalty for war crimes in 1971
  • Final Hearing concludes- September 17, 2014

    Final Hearing concludes- September 17, 2014

    On concluding hearing on the appeal, the bench kept the appeal waiting for verdict
  • Final Verdict - November 3, 2014

    Final Verdict - November 3, 2014

    The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has given death penalty to Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former al-Badr man Kamaruzzaman for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971
  • Appeal verdict

    Appeal verdict

    Upholding the death penalty for Kamaruzzaman given by a tribunal in a war crimes case, the Supreme Court released the 579-page full verdict
  • Review petition rejection

    Review petition rejection

    The Supreme Court rejected the review petition. The Appellate Division upheld the Jamaat leader’s death penalty for killing 144 people at Sohagpur village in Sherpur during the 1971 Liberation War. Kamaruzzaman can only seek presidential clemency.