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| Death warrants for six JMB men to be issued in three days | |
| 2007-01-23 | |
The jail authorities will issue death warrants for the six condemned members of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) within the next three days in connection with the Jhalakathi judges murder case. The latest development came following receipt of a copy of the Supreme Court (SC) rejection of the condemned men's appeals against the death sentences by the jail authorities on Sunday, 54 days after the SC had delivered the order. The jail authorities started the process of executions yesterday. Executing the condemned now depends on a government clearance, although a number of provisions already exist to carry out the executions within 21 to 28 days following receipt of the court order by the jail authorities.
Jail authority sources said they are in a dilemma about whether they will follow the new jail code or the old one, because the two codes provide two different timeframes for carrying out executions after receiving court orders. The jail authorities will seek the help of the law ministry to clarify the matter, said jail authority sources. Jail sources said, they are already aware that the families of at least three of the condemned JMB men, including JMB chief Abdur Rahman and another lynchpin Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, are eager to submit petitions to the president for clemency. The IG (Prison) said, "I am also aware that some of the condemned are eager to submit mercy petitions, but I'm not sure who they are. Even if the families submit mercy petitions, they will be sent to the president for his consideration." The condemned six are JMB chief Abdur Rahman, top lynchpin Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, three other Majlish-e-Shura members Ataur Rahman Sunny, Abdul Awal and Khaled Saifullah, and a suicide bomber Iftekhar al Mamun. Senior assistant judges Jagannath Pandey and Sohel Ahmed were killed in a suicide bomb attack at Purba Chadkati in Jhalakathi town on November 14 last year in the wake of a series of bombings carried out by JMB militants across the country. The High Court on August 31 upheld the trial court verdict that had sentenced seven JMB men to death on May 29. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Execution by Shutter Gun would be especially cool. I realize they'd have to clean it afterwards before returning to the RAB, but still... |
| Posted by: Jackal 2007-01-23 14:11 |