In his first reaction after being sentenced to death by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that the verdict was “expected” and alleged the court was created solely to “finish Awami League leadership” and erase the legacy of the country’s Liberation War.

Kamal, along with former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and several Awami League leaders, was convicted by the tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity.

In an exclusive interview to India Today, he launched a blistering attack on the ICT, questioned its legitimacy, and warned that the “people of Bangladesh will not tolerate this”.

‘VERDICT WAS EXPECTED,’ SAYS KAMAL

Asked for his first reaction to the death sentence, Kamal said the outcome did not surprise him.

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