Closing arguments set in imam murder plea hearing

The High Appeals Court has adjourned the hearing in the appeal filed by the convicts in mosque imam murder case until November 19 to hear the closing arguments.

The 35-year-old Bangladeshi man was earlier sentenced to death for his crime, while his co-defendant, also a Bangladeshi national, received one year’s imprisonment after they were both held guilty.

Court documents revealed that the convict cut his victim Abduljaleel Hamood into pieces after killing him by hitting with an iron bar.

The imam was murdered after he complained against the convict with the Justice Ministry for illegal trading in visas. The convict was working as a muezzin in the same mosque where the imam was employed.