SC declares war crimes convict Alim\\\'s appeal trial defunct

The Supreme Court (SC) has declared the appeal proceedings of war crimes convict Abdul Alim as defunct, reports bdnews24.com.

A five-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice (CJ) Md Muzammel Hossain gave the order Tuesday. It was included in the day's cause list.

"A criminal trial cannot go one after one's death. That's why the court declared it defunct," Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told reporters after the hearing.

On October 9 last year, the International Crimes Tribunal had sentenced him for life after finding him guilty of crimes like murder, genocide, and loot in Joypurhat during the 1971 Liberation War.

In its verdict the tribunal said the former BNP minister deserved death for the 'utterly heinous' crimes he had committed but he was being given the life sentence considering his age and disability.

He was kept in the prison ward of Bangabandhu Skeikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) since then until he died on August 30.