The trial court had convicted Torab for conspiracy based on his confessional statement, while also accusing investigators of bias for not recording witnesses accounts against Torab. Mozammel Haque, Nayek Subadar medical assistant Manuranjan Sarker, Nayek Md Ali Hossain, Sepoy Kamrul Hasan and Sepoy Md Selim. It also acquitted four death row convicts: Havilder Md Khairul Alam, Nayek Subedar Md Ali, Havilder Md Belal Hossain Khan and Sepoy Md Mejbah Uddin. Of the 160 life-term convicts, 12 were acquitted of the charges by the High Court. A total of 225 of the 256 convicts who were given several years’ imprisonments, had filed review appeals with the High Court.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 28, 2017 15:45 UTC