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'''Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed''' ({{lang-bn|আলী আহসান মুহাম্মদ মুজাহিদ}}; 23 June 1948 – 22 November 2015) was a [[Bangladeshi]] politician<ref>{{cite news |date=16 June 2015 |title=Bangladesh upholds death sentence for war collaborator |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mojaheed-death-sentence-upheald/1/444839.html |work=India Today}}</ref> who served as a [[Jatiyo Sangshad|Member of Parliament]] and as the [[Minister for Social Protection|Minister of Social Welfare]] from 2001 to 2007 of Bangladesh and was convicted of [[war crimes]] during the 1971 [[Liberation war of Bangladesh]]. He received [[death penalty]] by the [[International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)|International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh]] on 22 November 2015, becoming one of the world's first Ministers to be hanged.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adhikary |first1=Tuhin Shubhra |last2=Habib |first2=Wasim Bin |title=Hanged, Together |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/two-hanged-together-176215 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=22 November 2015 |access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> He was second in command of the infamous paramilitary force, [[Al-Badr (East Pakistan)|Al-Badr]] in 1971, which committed war crimes at that time.<ref name=TDC-008>{{cite magazine |title=Jamaat Secretary General gets death for war crimes in Bangladesh |url=http://www.tehelka.com/jamaat-secretary-general-gets-death-for-war-crimes-in-bangladesh/ |magazine=Tehelka |agency=Press Trust of India |access-date=21 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422232540/http://www.tehelka.com/jamaat-secretary-general-gets-death-for-war-crimes-in-bangladesh/ |archive-date=22 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=DS-0008>{{cite news |title=Mojaheed to hang |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/mojaheed-brought-to-tribunal/ |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=21 April 2014}}</ref> Until his death, he was the Secretary General of [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]].<ref name="TOI1"/><ref name="Al Jazeera17"/><ref name=TDC-008/><ref>{{cite news|script-title=bn:মুজাহিদকে ফাঁসির আদেশ |trans-title=Mojaheed sentenced to death |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-07-17/news/368562 |newspaper=[[Prothom Alo]] |language=bn |access-date=17 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720213409/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-07-17/news/368562 |archive-date=20 July 2013 }}</ref> On 17 July 2013, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed was found guilty of [[war crimes]] such as [[genocide]], conspiracy in [[1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals|helping to kill intellectuals]] and abduction during the 1971 Liberation war of Bangladesh by the [[International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)|International Crimes Tribunal]]-2 and sentenced him to death for 2 of the 7 charges brought against him.<ref name="reuters.com"/><ref name="dw.de"/><ref name="thehindu.com"/> High Court rejected his review petition on 18 November 2015.
'''Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed''' ({{lang-bn|আলী আহসান মুহাম্মদ মুজাহিদ}}; 23 June 1948 – 22 November 2015) was a [[Bangladeshi]] politician<ref>{{cite news |date=16 June 2015 |title=Bangladesh upholds death sentence for war collaborator |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mojaheed-death-sentence-upheald/1/444839.html |work=India Today}}</ref> who served as a [[Jatiyo Sangshad|Member of Parliament]] and as the [[Minister for Social Protection|Minister of Social Welfare]] from 2001 to 2007. He was executed in 2015 for [[war crimes]] committed during the 1971 [[Liberation war of Bangladesh]].
 
He was second in command of the infamous paramilitary force [[Al-Badr (East Pakistan)|Al-Badr]] in 1971, which committed war crimes at that time.<ref name=TDC-008>{{cite magazine |title=Jamaat Secretary General gets death for war crimes in Bangladesh |url=http://www.tehelka.com/jamaat-secretary-general-gets-death-for-war-crimes-in-bangladesh/ |magazine=Tehelka |agency=Press Trust of India |access-date=21 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422232540/http://www.tehelka.com/jamaat-secretary-general-gets-death-for-war-crimes-in-bangladesh/ |archive-date=22 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=DS-0008>{{cite news |title=Mojaheed to hang |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/mojaheed-brought-to-tribunal/ |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=21 April 2014}}</ref> On 17 July 2013, he was found guilty of war crimes such as [[genocide]], conspiracy in [[1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals|helping to kill intellectuals]] and abduction during the 1971 Liberation war of Bangladesh by the [[International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)|International Crimes Tribunal]]-2 and sentenced to death for 2 of the 7 charges brought against him.<ref name="reuters.com">{{cite news |last=Paul |first=Ruma |date=17 July 2013 |title=Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-warcrimes-idUSBRE96G09X20130717?irpc=932 |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref name="dw.de">{{cite news |title=Bangladesh Islamist party leader sentenced to death for war crimes |url=http://www.dw.de/bangladesh-islamist-party-leader-sentenced-to-death-for-war-crimes/a-16957509 |work=Deutsche Welle}}</ref><ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite news |last=Habib |first=Haroon |date=18 July 2013 |title=Jamaat secretary-general gets death penalty for war crimes |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/jamaat-secretarygeneral-gets-death-penalty-for-war-crimes/article4923688.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The High Court rejected his review petition on 18 November 2015. He received [[death penalty]] from the tribunal on 22 November 2015, becoming one of the world's first Ministers to be hanged.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adhikary |first1=Tuhin Shubhra |last2=Habib |first2=Wasim Bin |title=Hanged, Together |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/two-hanged-together-176215 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=22 November 2015 |access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> Until his death, he was the Secretary General of [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]].<ref name=TOI1>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death for war crimes |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Bangladesh-Islamist-leader-sentenced-to-death-for-war-crimes/articleshow/21118211.cms? |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Al Jazeera17">{{cite news |title=Death penalty for leading Bangladesh Islamist |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/07/201371765535804837.html |work=[[Al Jazeera]] |access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref><ref name=TDC-008/><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:মুজাহিদকে ফাঁসির আদেশ |trans-title=Mojaheed sentenced to death |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-07-17/news/368562 |newspaper=[[Prothom Alo]] |language=bn |access-date=17 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720213409/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-07-17/news/368562 |archive-date=20 July 2013}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Mojaheed was born in 1948, in [[Faridpur district]]. His father, Mohammad Ali, an Islamic scholar, was a member of the [[East Pakistan Central Peace Committee|Peace Committee]] during the Liberation War with alleged involvement in [[crimes against humanity]]. After the liberation of Bangladesh, he was acquitted by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from trials on request of local Awami League leaders.<ref name="bn02042012">{{cite news|last=Ahmed |first=Jakia |date=2 April 2012 |title='Mojaheed not own his father's crimes' |url=http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=6a307655ba6a4f31e4f2da46d7516c84&nttl=2012040237679 |work=BanglaNews24.com |location=Dhaka |access-date=9 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429215712/http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=6a307655ba6a4f31e4f2da46d7516c84&nttl=2012040237679 |archive-date=29 April 2014 }}</ref> After completing schooling from Faridpur, Mojaheed took admission to the [[Dhaka University]] in 1970.<ref name="na22062012"/>
Mojaheed was born in 1948, in [[Faridpur district]]. His father, Mohammad Ali, an Islamic scholar, was a member of the [[East Pakistan Central Peace Committee|Peace Committee]] during the Liberation War with alleged involvement in [[crimes against humanity]]. After the liberation of Bangladesh, he was acquitted by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from trials on request of local Awami League leaders.<ref name="bn02042012">{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Jakia |date=2 April 2012 |title='Mojaheed not own his father's crimes' |url=http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=6a307655ba6a4f31e4f2da46d7516c84&nttl=2012040237679 |work=BanglaNews24.com |location=Dhaka |access-date=9 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429215712/http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=6a307655ba6a4f31e4f2da46d7516c84&nttl=2012040237679 |archive-date=29 April 2014}}</ref> After completing schooling from Faridpur, Mojaheed took admission to the [[Dhaka University]] in 1970.<ref name="na22062012"/>


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
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On 17 July 2013, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed was found guilty of [[war crimes]] such as genocide, conspiracy in [[1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals|killing intellectuals]], torture and abduction during 1971 [[Liberation war of Bangladesh]] by the International Crimes Tribunal-2 and was sentenced to death for 2 of the 5 charges brought against him.<ref name="reuters.com"/><ref name="dw.de"/><ref name="thehindu.com"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Mujaheed guilty of war crimes |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/07/17/mujaheed-guilty-of-war-crimes |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref> Mujaheed was found guilty on the charge related to the killing of [[Shafi Imam Rumi|Rumi]], Badi, Jewel, Azad and [[Altaf Mahmud]] at the army camp set up in [[Nakhalpara]], Dhaka, during the Liberation War.<ref name=DailyStarThey>{{cite news |last=Khan |first=Tamanna |title=They now can rest in peace |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/they-now-can-rest-in-peace/ |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=18 July 2013 |access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> Defence lawyer Abdur Razzaq claimed that this verdict was unfair.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:এটা ভুল রায়: রাজ্জাক |url=http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article648099.bdnews |newspaper=bdnews24.com |language=bn}}</ref>
On 17 July 2013, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed was found guilty of [[war crimes]] such as genocide, conspiracy in [[1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals|killing intellectuals]], torture and abduction during 1971 [[Liberation war of Bangladesh]] by the International Crimes Tribunal-2 and was sentenced to death for 2 of the 5 charges brought against him.<ref name="reuters.com"/><ref name="dw.de"/><ref name="thehindu.com"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Mujaheed guilty of war crimes |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/07/17/mujaheed-guilty-of-war-crimes |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref> Mujaheed was found guilty on the charge related to the killing of [[Shafi Imam Rumi|Rumi]], Badi, Jewel, Azad and [[Altaf Mahmud]] at the army camp set up in [[Nakhalpara]], Dhaka, during the Liberation War.<ref name=DailyStarThey>{{cite news |last=Khan |first=Tamanna |title=They now can rest in peace |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/they-now-can-rest-in-peace/ |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=18 July 2013 |access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> Defence lawyer Abdur Razzaq claimed that this verdict was unfair.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:এটা ভুল রায়: রাজ্জাক |url=http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article648099.bdnews |newspaper=bdnews24.com |language=bn}}</ref>


On 14 October 2015, Ahsan filed a review petition with the Supreme Court of Bangladesh against the sentence. On 18 November 2015, the High Court of Bangladesh upheld the death sentence of Ali Ahsan, rejecting his pleas for reviewing death penalties.<ref>{{cite news |title=Verdicts read out to Salauddin, Mojaheed |url=http://www.en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/86455/Verdicts-read-out-to-Salauddin-Mojaheed |newspaper=[[Prothom Alo]] |access-date=21 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121051206/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/86455/Verdicts-read-out-to-Salauddin-Mojaheed |archive-date=21 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to jail officials and the Minister for Justice, Mojaheed asked for mercy in a petition to the President of Bangladesh, but his appeal was rejected.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Bangladesh president rejects mercy plea of 2 war criminals |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Bangladesh-president-rejects-mercy-plea-of-2-war-criminals/articleshow/49875037.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh president rejects death-row mercy petitions |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/bangladesh-president-rejects-death-row-mercy-petitions/articleshow/49875033.cms |newspaper=The Economic Times |access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref> Although, his family claimed that he didn't ask for mercy to the president and it was a lie from the government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Govt, family versions contradict |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/govt-family-versions-contradict-176245 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=22 November 2015 |access-date=23 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Effort to create confusion over mercy petitions on |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/86757/Confusion-over-mercy-petitions-Law-minister |newspaper=Prothom Alo |access-date=23 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123151814/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/86757/Confusion-over-mercy-petitions-Law-minister |archive-date=23 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 14 October 2015, Ahsan filed a review petition with the Supreme Court of Bangladesh against the sentence. On 18 November 2015, the High Court of Bangladesh upheld the death sentence of Ali Ahsan, rejecting his pleas for reviewing death penalties.<ref>{{cite news |title=Verdicts read out to Salauddin, Mojaheed |url=http://www.en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/86455/Verdicts-read-out-to-Salauddin-Mojaheed |newspaper=[[Prothom Alo]] |access-date=21 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121051206/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/86455/Verdicts-read-out-to-Salauddin-Mojaheed |archive-date=21 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> According to jail officials and the Minister for Justice, Mojaheed asked for mercy in a petition to the President of Bangladesh, but his appeal was rejected.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Bangladesh president rejects mercy plea of 2 war criminals |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Bangladesh-president-rejects-mercy-plea-of-2-war-criminals/articleshow/49875037.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh president rejects death-row mercy petitions |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/bangladesh-president-rejects-death-row-mercy-petitions/articleshow/49875033.cms |newspaper=The Economic Times |access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref> Although, his family claimed that he didn't ask for mercy to the president and it was a lie from the government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Govt, family versions contradict |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/govt-family-versions-contradict-176245 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=22 November 2015 |access-date=23 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Effort to create confusion over mercy petitions on |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/86757/Confusion-over-mercy-petitions-Law-minister |newspaper=Prothom Alo |access-date=23 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123151814/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/86757/Confusion-over-mercy-petitions-Law-minister |archive-date=23 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Death ==
== Death ==
On 22 November 2015, 12:45 AM, GMT+6, Mojaheed was hanged at [[Dhaka Central Jail]].<ref name=":13">{{cite news |script-title=bn:সাকা-মুজাহিদের ফাঁসি কার্যকর |trans-title=Mojaheed execution |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/article/690262/%25E0%25A6%25B8%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%2595%25E0%25A6%25BE-%25E0%25A6%25AE%25E0%25A7%2581%25E0%25A6%259C%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25B9%25E0%25A6%25BF%25E0%25A6%25A6%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25B0-%25E0%25A6%25AB%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%2581%25E0%25A6%25B8%25E0%25A6%25BF-%25E0%25A6%2595%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25AF%25E0%25A6%2595%25E0%25A6%25B0 |newspaper=Prothom Alo |language=bn |access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=17 June 2015 |title=Mixed reaction in Faridpur |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/mixed-reaction-faridpur-98353 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref> The execution was reported by the Minister for Justice, [[Anisul Huq (politician)|Anisul Huq]].<ref>{{cite news |date=22 November 2015 |title=Bangladesh executes 2 opposition leaders for war crimes |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world/bangladesh-on-high-alert-ahead-of-execution-of-2-opposition-leaders/story-C60moXJqSDKFbe4Sm2YNBI.html |newspaper=Hindustan Times |access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref> At the same time and place, another Bangladeshi politician, [[Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury]], was hanged for war crime charges. Ahsan was buried at his hometown [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]] after his namaz-e-janaza had held on Adarsha Academy's Ideal Madrasa ground at West Khabaspur of the town.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 November 2015 |title=Mojaheed buried in Faridpur town |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/86699/Mojaheed-buried-in-Faridpur-town |newspaper=Prothom Alo |access-date=22 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083451/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/86699/Mojaheed-buried-in-Faridpur-town |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=22 November 2015 |title=Mojaheed buried in his hometown Faridpur |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2015/11/22/119480 |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref>
On 22 November 2015, 12:45 AM, GMT+6, Mojaheed was hanged at [[Dhaka Central Jail]].<ref name=":13">{{cite news |script-title=bn:সাকা-মুজাহিদের ফাঁসি কার্যকর |trans-title=Mojaheed execution |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/article/690262/%25E0%25A6%25B8%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%2595%25E0%25A6%25BE-%25E0%25A6%25AE%25E0%25A7%2581%25E0%25A6%259C%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25B9%25E0%25A6%25BF%25E0%25A6%25A6%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25B0-%25E0%25A6%25AB%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%2581%25E0%25A6%25B8%25E0%25A6%25BF-%25E0%25A6%2595%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25AF%25E0%25A6%2595%25E0%25A6%25B0 |newspaper=Prothom Alo |language=bn |access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=17 June 2015 |title=Mixed reaction in Faridpur |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/mixed-reaction-faridpur-98353 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref> The execution was reported by the Minister for Justice, [[Anisul Huq (politician)|Anisul Huq]].<ref>{{cite news |date=22 November 2015 |title=Bangladesh executes 2 opposition leaders for war crimes |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world/bangladesh-on-high-alert-ahead-of-execution-of-2-opposition-leaders/story-C60moXJqSDKFbe4Sm2YNBI.html |newspaper=Hindustan Times |access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref> At the same time and place, another Bangladeshi politician, [[Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury]], was hanged for war crime charges. Ahsan was buried at his hometown [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]] after his namaz-e-janaza had held on Adarsha Academy's Ideal Madrasa ground at West Khabaspur of the town.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 November 2015 |title=Mojaheed buried in Faridpur town |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/86699/Mojaheed-buried-in-Faridpur-town |newspaper=Prothom Alo |access-date=22 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083451/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/86699/Mojaheed-buried-in-Faridpur-town |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=22 November 2015 |title=Mojaheed buried in his hometown Faridpur |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2015/11/22/119480 |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref>


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Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed
আলী আহসান মুহাম্মদ মুজাহিদ
Mojaheed at 2010 public meeting
Born(1948-06-23)23 June 1948
Faridpur, East Bengal
Died22 November 2015(2015-11-22) (aged 67)
Dhaka Central Jail, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Resting placeKabashpur, Faridpur
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationPolitics
OrganizationJamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Al Badr
Known forPolitics, war crimes
TitleMember of Parliament and Minister of Social Welfare
Term2001–2006
Political partyJamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)Crimes against humanity
Criminal penaltyDeath

Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed (Bengali: আলী আহসান মুহাম্মদ মুজাহিদ; 23 June 1948 – 22 November 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician[1] who served as a Member of Parliament and as the Minister of Social Welfare from 2001 to 2007. He was executed in 2015 for war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation war of Bangladesh.

He was second in command of the infamous paramilitary force Al-Badr in 1971, which committed war crimes at that time.[2][3] On 17 July 2013, he was found guilty of war crimes such as genocide, conspiracy in helping to kill intellectuals and abduction during the 1971 Liberation war of Bangladesh by the International Crimes Tribunal-2 and sentenced to death for 2 of the 7 charges brought against him.[4][5][6] The High Court rejected his review petition on 18 November 2015. He received death penalty from the tribunal on 22 November 2015, becoming one of the world's first Ministers to be hanged.[7] Until his death, he was the Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.[8][9][2][10]

Early life

Mojaheed was born in 1948, in Faridpur district. His father, Mohammad Ali, an Islamic scholar, was a member of the Peace Committee during the Liberation War with alleged involvement in crimes against humanity. After the liberation of Bangladesh, he was acquitted by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from trials on request of local Awami League leaders.[11] After completing schooling from Faridpur, Mojaheed took admission to the Dhaka University in 1970.[12]

Political career

During the Liberation war

In 1968, Mojaheed became the Faridpur district president of Islami Chhatra Sangha (Urdu: Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba).[12] In 1970, he took admission at the Dhaka University. On moving to Dhaka, he became the Dhaka district president of the Islami Chhatra Sangha.[12] Around August–September 1970 Mojaheed became the Secretary of the East Pakistan Islami Chhatra Sangha, the provincial wing of the Nikhil Pakistan Islami Chhatra Sangha.[12] In October 1971, he was elected the president of East Pakistan Islami Chhatra Sangha.[13] On 17 October, Mojaheed addressed an Islami Chhatra Sangha meeting at Rangpur, where he directed the students to join the Al Badar.[14]

The prosecutors at the International Crimes Tribunal in their formal charge stated that Mojaheed took over as the supreme commander of the Al Badar forces from Motiur Rahman Nizami in October 1971.[13] He was accused by the prosecution of having led a group that looted around 300–350 Hindu houses and killed around 50–60 Hindus in May 1971.[15] On the occasion Mojaheed put forward a four-point declaration. He allegedly stated that he did not recognise Hindustan as a sovereign state. The Al Badr shall not rest till Hindustan is erased from the map of the world. He also allegedly forbade the selling, publicising or keeping books either written by the Hindus or written in favour of them.[14]

Post war

Mojaheed contested the parliamentary elections in 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2008. Except for 2001, he lost in all the elections.[12] Between 2001 and 2006, he was the Minister of Social Welfare.

War crimes trial

Prosecution

The trial of Mojaheed at the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh began on 19 July 2012. On 11 December 2011, the prosecution submitted before the tribunal, pressing 34 counts of charges against Mojaheed. The tribunal indicted Mojaheed on two counts of genocide against the Bengali Hindus and five counts of crimes against humanity for killing, forced deportation, abduction, torture and arson.[12] Among the victims listed in the charges was Serajuddin Hossain, who was the executive editor of The Daily Ittefaq in 1971.[12]

Opposition parties and human rights groups alleged political interference in the trial, given that all the accused were leading opposition politicians.[16] ICT have delivered its verdict on war crimes charges of Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed on 17 July 2013, two days after ICT-1 sentenced war criminal Ghulam Azam to 90 years in prison.[17]

Skype controversy

Main article: 2012 ICT Skype controversy

In late 2012, the ICT was the centre of a controversy after Skype conversations and e-mails between the head judge, Nizamul Huq and Ahmed Ziauddin, a Brussels-based lawyer were leaked. According to The Economist, the recordings and emails suggested that the Bangladesh Government pressured and attempted to intervene in the International Crimes Tribunal to speed proceedings up. The neutrality and independence of Huq was also called into question, as Ziauddin appeared to help him to prepare documents for the tribunal and make detailed recommendations for Huq, and informed Huq about how the prosecutors may develop their case while in contact with the prosecution.[18] Nizamul Huq later resigned from the post of head judge of the tribunal.[19]

Conviction

On 17 July 2013, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed was found guilty of war crimes such as genocide, conspiracy in killing intellectuals, torture and abduction during 1971 Liberation war of Bangladesh by the International Crimes Tribunal-2 and was sentenced to death for 2 of the 5 charges brought against him.[4][5][6][20] Mujaheed was found guilty on the charge related to the killing of Rumi, Badi, Jewel, Azad and Altaf Mahmud at the army camp set up in Nakhalpara, Dhaka, during the Liberation War.[21] Defence lawyer Abdur Razzaq claimed that this verdict was unfair.[22]

On 14 October 2015, Ahsan filed a review petition with the Supreme Court of Bangladesh against the sentence. On 18 November 2015, the High Court of Bangladesh upheld the death sentence of Ali Ahsan, rejecting his pleas for reviewing death penalties.[23] According to jail officials and the Minister for Justice, Mojaheed asked for mercy in a petition to the President of Bangladesh, but his appeal was rejected.[24][25] Although, his family claimed that he didn't ask for mercy to the president and it was a lie from the government.[26][27]

Death

On 22 November 2015, 12:45 AM, GMT+6, Mojaheed was hanged at Dhaka Central Jail.[28][29] The execution was reported by the Minister for Justice, Anisul Huq.[30] At the same time and place, another Bangladeshi politician, Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, was hanged for war crime charges. Ahsan was buried at his hometown Faridpur after his namaz-e-janaza had held on Adarsha Academy's Ideal Madrasa ground at West Khabaspur of the town.[31][32]

Reactions

Domestic reactions

Ahsan's party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami offered funeral prayers in absentia on 22 November morning, and called for a strike across the country on 23 November 2015.[33]

Thirteen treasury bench of the Jatiyo Sangshad praised and congratulating the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for executing the two top war criminals of Bangladesh Liberation war.[34]

International reactions

 Pakistan - In a statement from Pakistan Foreign Ministry said after the execution, "We have noted with deep concern and anguish the unfortunate executions of the Bangladesh National Party Leader, Mr Salauddin Quadir Chowdhury, and Mr Ali Ahsan Mojaheed. Pakistan is deeply disturbed at this development."[35]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh upholds death sentence for war collaborator". India Today. 16 June 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jamaat Secretary General gets death for war crimes in Bangladesh". Tehelka. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mojaheed to hang". The Daily Star. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Paul, Ruma (17 July 2013). "Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes". Reuters.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Bangladesh Islamist party leader sentenced to death for war crimes". Deutsche Welle.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Habib, Haroon (18 July 2013). "Jamaat secretary-general gets death penalty for war crimes". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  7. ↑ Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra; Habib, Wasim Bin (22 November 2015). "Hanged, Together". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death for war crimes". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Death penalty for leading Bangladesh Islamist". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  10. ↑ মুজাহিদকে ফাঁসির আদেশ [Mojaheed sentenced to death]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  11. ↑ Ahmed, Jakia (2 April 2012). "'Mojaheed not own his father's crimes'". BanglaNews24.com. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 "Mojaheed indicted for genocide, crimes against humanity". New Age. Dhaka. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Discharge plea for Mojaheed". The Daily Star. Dhaka. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Newspaper archives testify to 1971 role of Mojaheed, other war crimes suspects". The Daily Star. Dhaka. BSS. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  15. ↑ Sarkar, Ashutosh (17 January 2012). "Mojaheed pressed Pak army for hasty killings". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  16. ↑ "Bangladesh War-Crime Tribunal Bogs Down". The Wall Street Journal. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  17. ↑ "Verdict on Mujaheed Wednesday". bdnews24.com. 16 July 2013.
  18. ↑ "The trial of the birth of a nation". The Economist. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  19. ↑ "Tribunal chief quits over Skype scandal". The Daily Star. 12 December 2012.
  20. ↑ "Mujaheed guilty of war crimes". bdnews24.com. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  21. ↑ Khan, Tamanna (18 July 2013). "They now can rest in peace". The Daily Star. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  22. ↑ এটা ভুল রায়: রাজ্জাক. bdnews24.com (in Bengali).
  23. ↑ "Verdicts read out to Salauddin, Mojaheed". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  24. ↑ "Bangladesh president rejects mercy plea of 2 war criminals". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  25. ↑ "Bangladesh president rejects death-row mercy petitions". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  26. ↑ "Govt, family versions contradict". The Daily Star. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  27. ↑ "Effort to create confusion over mercy petitions on". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  28. ↑ সাকা-মুজাহিদের ফাঁসি কার্যকর [Mojaheed execution]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  29. ↑ "Mixed reaction in Faridpur". The Daily Star. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  30. ↑ "Bangladesh executes 2 opposition leaders for war crimes". Hindustan Times. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  31. ↑ "Mojaheed buried in Faridpur town". Prothom Alo. 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  32. ↑ "Mojaheed buried in his hometown Faridpur". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  33. ↑ "Jamaat launches two-day protest including Monday strike". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  34. ↑ "MPs praise govt, PM at JS". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  35. ↑ "Pakistan 'deeply' perturbed over executions in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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