SC verdict on SQ Chy upsets BNP

Claiming that its standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury did not find justice, BNP on Wednesday said the party was disappointed, surprised and shocked as the Supreme Court upheld his death penalty.
“We’re upset, surprised and saddened as the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld the death penalty of BNP standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, awarded by the International Crimes Tribunal,” said BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon.
He came up with the party’s official reaction to the Supreme Court verdict at a crowded press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office in the city, a news agency report said.
Ripon, however, said their party will launch any programme against the verdict as it is still under trial.
He also said their party expects that Salauddin Quader Chowdhury will get justice in the review of the verdict.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld the death penalty of condemned war crime convict Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, delivered the judgment around 9:10am.
On October 1, 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 found the BNP leader guilty of crimes against humanity during the Liberation War and condemned him to death.
-SS