Dhaka, May 26 -- The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on the appeal petition challenging the death penalty of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam in a case over crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

A seven-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed fixed the date on May 8 after closing the hearing on the petition.

Earlier on April 22, the Appellate Division stayed the hearing of a review petition submitted by Azharul Islam in the case till May 6.

Lawyers Ahsan A Siddik and Mohammad Shishir Manir stood for Azharul Islam in the court during the hearing.

Following his arrest, Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azhar faced nine charges of "crimes against humanit...