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| Bangladesh jails ex-leader of Islamic party for crimes against humanity | Bangladesh jails ex-leader of Islamic party for crimes against humanity |
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| A 91-year-old former leader of an Islamic party in Bangladesh has been sentenced to 90 years in jail for crimes against humanity during the country's 1971 independence war. | A 91-year-old former leader of an Islamic party in Bangladesh has been sentenced to 90 years in jail for crimes against humanity during the country's 1971 independence war. |
| A special tribunal of three judges announced the decision against Ghulam Azam in a packed courtroom on Monday in the capital, Dhaka. | A special tribunal of three judges announced the decision against Ghulam Azam in a packed courtroom on Monday in the capital, Dhaka. |
| The panel said the former leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party deserved the death sentence, but received a prison term instead because of his advanced age. | The panel said the former leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party deserved the death sentence, but received a prison term instead because of his advanced age. |
| Bangladesh says the Pakistani army was responsible for the deaths of 3 million people and rape of 200,000 women with the assistance of local collaborators during the war. | Bangladesh says the Pakistani army was responsible for the deaths of 3 million people and rape of 200,000 women with the assistance of local collaborators during the war. |
| The tribunal found Azam guilty of all 61 charges under five categories: conspiracy, incitement, planning, abetment and failure to prevent killing. | The tribunal found Azam guilty of all 61 charges under five categories: conspiracy, incitement, planning, abetment and failure to prevent killing. |
| Previous verdicts against Jamaat-e-Islami leaders have sparked violence. | Previous verdicts against Jamaat-e-Islami leaders have sparked violence. |
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