(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/130121-bangladesh-court-830a.photoblog600.jpg)Munir Uz Zaman / AFP - Getty ImagesAn activist shouts slogans as he and others including former freedom fighters who fought against Pakistan in the 1971 war demonstrate outside the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka Monday.By Serajul Quadir, ReutersDHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal sentenced a popular Islamic televangelist to death Monday, the first verdict by the controversial body set up to probe abuses during the country's bloody struggle for independence.
Abul Kalam Azad, a former member of Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party, was found guilty of torture, rape and genocide during the war for independence from Pakistan in 1971.
Police believe he fled to Pakistan last April and he was tried in absentia.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set up the tribunal in 2010 to probe abuses during the conflict that claimed about 3 million lives and during which thousands of women were raped. Another 11 people are awaiting trial.
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Well i'm not surprised because such strange things happens in that country. Too bad for the televangelist