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The Jail Killing (Bengali: জেল হত্যা, romanized: Jail hotya) refers to the murder of four leaders of the Awami League political party in Bangladesh by army officers who carried out a coup d'état there on 15 August 1975.
Jail Killing Day (Bengali: জেল হত্যা দিবস) is observed by the Awami League (AL) of Bangladesh and many other political organisations on 3 November every year. It commemorates the killing of four Awami League and national leaders: former vice-president Syed Nazrul Islam , former prime minister Tajuddin Ahmed and Captain ...
The military coup in Bangladesh on August 15 of 1975 was launched by mid-ranking army officers in order to assassinate founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, [6] [7] whose administration post-independence grew corrupt and reportedly authoritarian until he established a one-party state-based government led by the socialist party Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League.
Moslemuddin Khan (born 31 July 1937), also known as Rafiqul Islam Khan, [1] is a junior-commisioned officer of the Bangladesh Army who was convicted for his role in the 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup and the subsequent jail killings.
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The 3 November coup d'état was organised by Brig. Khaled Mosharraf against President Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad to remove him from the presidency and the assassins of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from power: Capt. Abdul Majed, Maj. Syed Faruque Rahman, Maj. Khandaker Abdur Rashid and Maj. Shariful Haque Dalim. [1]
Convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for these crimes, Sutton, among three others, later participated in a 1985 prison killing over drugs. [1] For this final crime, he was sentenced to death and executed in 2020 by electric chair. [1] Sutton is the most recent person to be executed in this manner.
Up to 1 year in county jail Vehicular Manslaughter (Gross Negligence) Up to 1 year in county jail as a misdemeanor. 2, 4, or 6 years in state prison as a felony. Vehicular Manslaughter for Financial Gain 4, 6, or 10 years in state prison Involuntary Manslaughter 2, 3, or 4 years (a strike under California Three Strikes Law if a firearm was used)