Dhaka, July 30 -- The Appellate Division on Wednesday acquitted Mobarak Hossain, a death-row convict and expelled Awami League leader, in a case over crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War.

A five-member tribunal, headed by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the order.

Senior lawyer Barrister Imran Abdullah Siddique stood for the convict while Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim represented the state during the hearing in the court.

Earlier, on July 22, the court set July 30 to deliver its verdict on the appeal filed by the convict challenging his death sentence.

He was convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on November 24, 2014 for atrocities committed in Brahmanbaria during the 1971 Liberation War.

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