Lawyer Azizur said the appeals sought their acquittal on five legal grounds placed before the country’s highest court.
The moment before Abu Sayed was shot during a clash between police and protesters in front of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur on 16 July 2024. Screengrab from video.
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The moment before Abu Sayed was shot during a clash between police and protesters in front of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur on 16 July 2024. Screengrab from video.
Four convicts have filed appeals with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking acquittal in the crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of Abu Sayed, the first martyr of the July uprising and a student of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur.
Lawyer Azizur Rahman Dulu told the media today (16 July) that separate appeals had been filed with the Appellate Division on behalf of the four convicts.
He said the appeals sought their acquittal on five legal grounds placed before the country’s highest court.
The appellants are former Rangpur Metropolitan Police Assistant Sub-Inspector Amir Hossain and Constable Sujan Chandra Roy, who were sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal.
Former BRUR Assistant Registrar Rafiul Hasan Rasel and banned Chhatra League Joint General Secretary Emran Chowdhury, who were each sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, also appealed for acquittal.
Although the tribunal convicted 30 people in the case, only six are currently in custody.
Abu Sayed was shot dead by police at Park Mor in front of Begum Rokeya University during the July uprising on 16 July 2024.
Following the political changeover on 5 August, a crimes against humanity case was filed with the International Crimes Tribunal over his killing.
The tribunal delivered its verdict in the case on 9 April this year.
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