RANGPUR, Jun 12 (BSS): Jamaat-e-Islami Executive Council Member ATM Azharul Islam, who was acquitted of charges of the 1971's crimes against humanity recently, has said those involved in the killing of Jamaat leaders must be punished.
"Those involved in the murders of top Jamaat leaders in the name of justice must be brought under the law of the land. Otherwise, there will be no rule of law in the country," he said.
Azharul Islam, also former assistant secretary general of Jamat-e-Islami, told a 'Shukrana' (thanksgiving) rally and Eid reunion programme at Taraganj Model Government Primary School ground in the district on Thursday.
Taraganj Upazila Jamaat Ameer SM Alamgir Hossain presided over the programme.
Azharul Islam said, "When the full verdict of those Jamaat leaders will be released, we will see that they were killed unjustly."
"Earlier, the court used to run through party politics. Now, that court has been freed. So I got the opportunity to get a verdict in my favour. My verdict was already passed to hang me. By the grace of Allah Almighty, I am free today," he said.
He said, "By Allah, I was not involved in the crime for which I was sentenced to death. I have been framed unfairly. I regret that false charges have been framed against me and false witnesses have been given."
"But judges need to have a conscience. They sold their conscience then to another place. As long as these unscrupulous judges remain, the people of the country will not get justice," he said.
Azharul Islam said Jamaat-e-Islami leaders Moulana Matiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, Muhammad Kamruzzaman and Abdul Quader Mollah have been hanged.
"Our leader Mir Quasem Ali was outside the country. Many people had forbidden him to return to the country. He returned to the country ignoring the fear of death. He was also framed in a false case," he said.
Killers of Jamaat leaders must be punished: ATM Azhar
FE Team | Published: June 13, 2025 00:13:31
Killers of Jamaat leaders must be punished: ATM Azhar
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