The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday submitted an appeal with the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, seeking enhancement of the sentence awarded to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.

The appeal prayed for upgrading the sentence of imprisonment till natural death to the death penalty for their conviction on certain counts of crimes against humanity committed during the July Mass Uprising.

Earlier, Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim said, “The prosecution will file the appeal with the Appellate Division today,” declining to elaborate on the matter and citing a press briefing scheduled for later in the day.

The tribunal further found former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun guilty of the same charges but awarded him a lenient sentence of five years’ imprisonment after considering his full disclosure of events and cooperation with investigators as an approver.