Jamaat demands Sayedee\\\'s release

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded release of its leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee. The Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on the appeal filed by the Jamaat leader against his death sentence. In a statement, Jamaat-e-Islami’s acting chief Moqbul Ahmed said Sayedee was a victim of political vengeance and was illegally incarcerated by the government. The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on February 28 last year ordered Sayedee’s execution for his involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s independence struggles in 1971. Sayedee had, on Mar 28 last year, appealed against the death sentence, seeking acquittal, according to a news agency.