Allhama Delwar Hossain Sayeedi is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, former politician and
He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pirojpur-1 constituency during 1996-2006
The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh sentenced him to death in February 2013 for founding him guilty of eight out of twenty alleged charges regarding the Bangladesh Liberation War
His alleged crimes included passing secret information to the Pakistani Army, genocide of Hindus and arson of their properties, however the Bangladesh Nationalist Party denied his charges and described it as a "political vendetta" and the former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has called the tribunal a farce
The Human Rights Watch also criticised the conducts and said that the newly made tribunal falls short of international standards
Several other international observers condemned the verdict and suggested the charges to be politically motivated
The authorities have been accused of preventing key witnesses from testifying, bringing false ones and intentionally
It has been also argued that he was deliberately mistaken with "Delwar Hossain Shikdar", an individual that was executed during the war
In September 2014 the Supreme Court commuted his sentence to life imprisonment
The Amnesty International questioned the legitimacy of both tribunal and judgement due to insufficient evidences provided and for political grudges against Sayeedi and his party as an aftermath to Sayeedi's critical comments of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and her policies.
His alleged crimes included passing secret information to the Pakistani Army, genocide of Hindus and arson of their properties, however the Bangladesh Nationalist Party denied his charges and described it as a "political vendetta" and the former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has called the tribunal a farce. The Human Rights Watch also criticised the conducts and said that the newly made tribunal falls short of international standards. Several other international observers condemned the verdict and suggested the charges to be politically motivated. The authorities have been accused of preventing key witnesses from testifying, bringing false ones and intentionally. It has been also argued that he was deliberately mistaken with "Delwar Hossain Shikdar", an individual that was executed during the war. In September 2014 the Supreme Court commuted his sentence to life imprisonment. The Amnesty International questioned the legitimacy of both tribunal and judgement due to insufficient evidences provided and for political grudges against Sayeedi and his party as an aftermath to Sayeedi's critical comments of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and her policies.