Chief Prosecutor claims Hasina death penalty can proceed without appeal
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal prosecutor claims Sheikh Hasina lost her right to appeal her death sentence, though senior Supreme Court lawyers strongly dispute the assertion.
The Chief Prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, Md Aminul Islam, has claimed that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence can be executed without an appeal hearing. Speaking in Dhaka, Islam stated that Hasina failed to challenge the July uprising verdict within the required 30-day window, thereby losing the legal right to appeal.
Islam also argued that Hasina cannot seek relief under constitutional principles of complete justice. However, several senior Supreme Court lawyers strongly disputed this interpretation, maintaining that criminal jurisprudence requires capital convictions to be finalised through the appellate process before enforcement.
Senior advocate Manzill Murshid told BBC Bangla that denying Hasina the right to appeal reflects political ideology rather than law. Hasina has remained in India since her government was ousted in the July 2024 uprising.
Source: BBC Bangla
