Bangladesh rejects coup appeals

Crowds celebrate long-delayed verdict against soldiers convicted of deadly coup.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s supreme court has rejected the final appeals of five men convicted of killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country’s independence leader, during a coup more than 30 years ago.

A five-member jury on Thursday upheld the death sentences of the former soldiers, as crowds of people celebrated the verdict in the streets.

Clayton Swisher reports.

Source: Al Jazeera