A total of 59 accused have been convicted in seven cases over crimes against humanity committed during the July Uprising, with 13 of them sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Law Minister Asaduzzaman told Parliament on Sunday, June 21.

Responding to a question from Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Masum Mostafa (Netrokona-5), the minister said the remaining convicts received life imprisonment or various other prison terms.

The law minister said 80 cases have so far been filed in this connection.

Judgments have so far been delivered in seven cases, while proceedings in the remaining 73 cases are ongoing, he added.

Of the pending cases, 22 are currently at the witness testimony stage while investigations are underway in 51 cases, he said.

The minister told the House that a total of 463 individuals have been accused in crimes against humanity cases linked to the July 2024 events.

Among them, 174 accused have been arrested, 288 remain fugitives, one accused has died and one has been acquitted, he added.

Source: UNB