Hanif Sentenced to Death in Kustia 6-Murder Case

In the case over the killing of six people in Kustia during the 2024 mass uprising, the tribunal has sentenced Awami League Joint General Secretary and former minister Md. Mahbubul Alam Hanif to death in absentia. In the same case, three others have been given life imprisonment.

According to the case details, six people were killed in Kustia during the July–August 2024 mass movement. After the trial in the case filed over that incident concluded, the tribunal delivered this verdict. The convicts were not present in court when the verdict was announced; they were sentenced in absentia.

Charges Proven Beyond Doubt

Regarding the verdict, Chief Prosecutor Md. Aminul Islam said the charges were proven beyond doubt. The tribunal held that the evidence presented by the prosecution established the involvement of the convicts.

The verdict also states that half of the convicts' immovable property will be confiscated. The court directed that the money be distributed as compensation among the families of the dead and the injured. The rehabilitation of the affected families was taken into consideration in this directive.

The July–August 2024 movement was one of the bloodiest chapters in the country's history. According to UN estimates, around 1,400 people were killed in the movement. Trials over these incidents began in the post-movement period, and so far a total of 72 people have been sentenced in various cases related to those events.

This verdict is expected to draw various reactions in legal and political circles. The trial process for the uprising's incidents is still ongoing; more verdicts are likely in the coming days.

Source: International media