Home Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday evening has said that the death row war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami did not seek presidential clemency.

 

“It means now there is no barrier for the jail authority to execute the death sentence of Nizami.”

 

The Home Minister came up with this comment while the execution processes for Motiur Rahman Nizami was going on tonight.

 

Earlier the family members of death row war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami entered into the Dhaka Central Jail to meet him.

 

According to media reports 'A total of five family members have entered into the jail around 7.45pm to meet the death row war criminal.'

 

Earlier last night (May 9), the final review verdict of Supreme Court (SC) pronounced against Motiur Rahman Nizami has been read out to Nizami at Dhaka Central Jail.

 

The Dhaka Central Jail authorities have read out the verdict around 8.00pm on the night.

 

Earlier the judges concerned signed on review verdict of condemned war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami Monday (yesterday).

 

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana and Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Hasan Foez Siddique have signed the review verdict.

 

The verdict copy was first sent to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) and then forwarded to the jail authorities for execution processes.

 

On May 5, the Supreme Court (SC) rejected a petition filed by the condemned war criminal to review his death sentence.

 

A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha pronounced the verdict on Thursday (May 5).