SC wants Alim\\\'s appeal summary

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday asked the counsel of convicted BNP leader and former minister Abdul Alim to submit the summary of his appeal prayer by March 11, reports BSS.
An appeal plea was filed with the Appellate Division on November 7 last year, begging acquittal of the sentence, awarded by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).
The ICT-2 on October 8 last year awarded imprisonment to Abdul Alim until his natural death as the charges brought against him of committing crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation in 1971 were proved beyond doubt.
A five-judge bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain issued the order of submitting summary of the appeal aimed at initiating the appeal hearing.
Alim was accused of killing thousands of people in Joypurhat in collaboration with Pakistani army and committing crimes against humanity as Peace Committee Chairman of the district in 1971.
He was also accused of handing over several women to Pakistan occupation army, who were later raped by them.