JASAD president Hasanul Haq Inu has appealed to the Supreme Court seeking acquittal from his convictions for crimes against humanity, challenging the 30-year prison sentence handed down by International Crimes Tribunal-2.

His lawyer, Sifat Mahmud, confirmed the filing of the appeal on Wednesday.

On June 30, the tribunal sentenced Inu to 10 years in prison on each of three charges over his alleged role in the crackdown on the student-led mass uprising. However, as the sentences are to run concurrently, he will serve a total of 10 years in prison.

The prosecution filed a separate appeal with the Supreme Court on October 5, seeking to increase his sentence to death. Inu's latest appeal seeks to overturn the tribunal's verdict and secure his acquittal.

The charges against Inu included allegations of inciting violence against protesters, participating in decisions to suppress the quota reform movement and supporting the use of lethal force.

The prosecution alleged that Inu attended a July 19 meeting of the 14-party alliance, chaired by then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, where decisions were made to deploy the army, impose a curfew and order security forces to shoot protesters on sight.

He was also accused of calling the police superintendent in his home district of Kushtia on July 20 and instructing him to identify protesters and take action against them.

According to the prosecution, six people were killed in Kushtia by August 5 in shootings involving law enforcement personnel and ruling-party cadres. Inu was further accused of supporting the use of lethal weapons and other violent measures to suppress the movement, as well as making statements in the media that encouraged the use of force against protesters.

The allegations also included his role in efforts to portray protesters as militants and terrorists and support for the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami.

On August 5, the day of the “March to Dhaka” programme, six people were killed in Kushtia amid gunfire involving police and armed cadres of the Awami League and its allies, according to the prosecution. Several others, including Raisul Haque, were seriously injured and allegedly tortured