Six Muslim militants face execution within weeks for killing two judges in Bangladesh after the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal against their sentences in a deadly bombing campaign case, an official said Wednesday. Execution dates for the six men were now likely to be fixed, barring last-minute appeals to the president for clemency. “The Supreme Court rejected the petitions seeking permission to appeal against a High Court judgement upholding the sentences,” Inspector General of Prisons Brigadier General Zakir Hossen told AFP. “The do not have any judicial process open to them now. The only option is to make a mercy petition to the president,” he added.
The convicts have seven days to petition the president. After that, they could be hanged within 28 days. Police say Shaikh Abdur Rahman, leader of the militant group Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), and his deputy Siddiqul Islam were the masterminds behind a string of blasts carried out as part of a campaign to impose Islamic law in the Muslim but secular country. The attacks began in August 2005 and targeted court, police and government buildings. At least 28 people including four suicide bombers died.At the time of their sentencing, the men said they would not appeal. Four of them later
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