The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on October 22 issued a death warrant against Jatiya Party leader and former State Minister Syed Mohammad Qaiser over crimes against humanity he committed during the Liberation War in 1971, reports Dhaka Tribune. The death warrant has been sent to the Dhaka Central Jail, Keraniganj, secretaries of the Home Ministry and Law Ministry, and district magistrate. Qaiser can file a petition seeking a review of the death penalty within 15 days. On December 23, 2014, Qaiser was sentenced to death when the prosecution proved seven charges against him. Qaiser was charged in another four cases for which he was awarded life imprisonment, and three cases for which he was awarded 22 years of imprisonment.