Quasem to decide on clemency after meeting 'missing' son: Family
The family members of death-row convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali met him at Kashimpur jail in Gazipur on Wednesday, reports UNB news agency.
Six members of Mir Quasem’s family, including his wife Khandaker Ayesha Khatun, two daughters—Sumaiya Rabeya and Tahera Taslim—, two daughters-in-law—Tahmina Akter and Shaheda Tahmida—and his nephew Hasan Zaman entered the jail gate around 1:30 pm.
They spent 45 minutes with him and got out of it around 3:30 pm, said Kashimpur jail super Proshanto Kumar Banik.
While talking to reporters, Quasem’s wife Khandaker Ayesha Khatun said his husband wants to wait until the last minute to decide whether he will seek presidential clemency, and before that he wants to see his son barrister Mir Ahmed Bin Quasem who remained missing for the last couple of days. He will decide about the mercy after talking to his son, she said.
Earlier in the day, Mir Quasem Ali sought time from the Kashimpur Jail authorities to decide whether he will seek presidential mercy.
Meanwhile, the copy of the SC verdict rejecting the review plea of Mir Quasem Ali reached the Dhaka Central Jail around 9:10pm on Tuesday.
Jail super Proshanto Kumar Banik of Kashimpur jail read out the Supreme Court verdict to Mir Quasem Ali.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death penalty for Mir Quasem Ali for the crimes he committed against humanity during the War of Independence in 1971.
On 8 March, the Appellate Division upheld the death penalty for Mir Quasem Ali for his war crimes.
The Court 2 of The International Crimes Tribunal, Bangladesh (ICT,B) sentenced Mir Quasem Ali to death on 2 November 2014.
On 30 November 2014, he filed an appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the death penalty.
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