Overview
- The International Crimes Tribunal convicted 30 people for the killing of student Abu Sayeed and ordered death by hanging for ex-police officers Amir Hossain and Sujan Chandra Roy, with only six convicts in custody.
- The court gave prison terms to 28 others, including senior police, Begum Rokeya University’s vice chancellor, a doctor and a Chhatra League leader, with three receiving life in prison and others up to 10 years.
- Sayeed’s brother said senior officials received sentences that were too light and said the family would appeal.
- Defense lawyers disputed the forensic record and said they will challenge the verdicts, and tribunal rules allow those tried in person to seek review at the Supreme Court.
- Rights group Amnesty International condemned the death penalty and raised fair trial concerns, while Sayeed’s July 2024 killing helped drive protests that toppled Sheikh Hasina, whom the tribunal later sentenced to death as she remains in India.