. ▁On ▁ 8 ▁December , ▁the ▁International ▁Cr imes ▁Trib unal ▁issued ▁an ▁execution ▁war rant ▁for ▁Mol la , ▁and ▁delivered ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁relevant ▁authorities . ▁Pr isons ▁chief ▁Main ▁U dd in ▁K hand aker ▁then ▁said ▁that ▁all ▁prepar ations ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁and ▁that ▁Qu ader ▁Mol la ' s ▁family ▁had ▁been ▁asked ▁to ▁meet ▁him ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁execution . ▁Mol la ▁refused ▁to ▁ask ▁for ▁a ▁president ial ▁p ardon ▁though ▁the ▁authorities ▁approached ▁him ▁thr ice ▁on ▁the ▁matter . ▁ ▁Mol la ' s ▁law y ers ▁asked ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁halt ▁the ▁execution ▁and ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁appeal , ▁as ▁Bang l adesh ' s ▁constitution ▁gr ants ▁all ▁death ▁row ▁prisoners ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁appeal . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁chamber ▁judge ▁Sy ed ▁Mah m oud ▁H oss ain ▁accepted ▁these ▁arguments ▁issued ▁a ▁stay ▁of ▁execution ▁order ▁to ▁give ▁Mol la ▁time ▁to ▁appeal ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁just ▁ 9 0 ▁minutes ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁executed . ▁Following ▁two ▁hours ▁of ▁hear ings , ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁M uz amm el ▁H oss ain ▁adj ourn ed ▁the ▁hearing ▁till ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁Among st ▁the ▁defence ' s ▁arguments ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁was ▁proceed ing ▁with ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁the ▁execution ▁without ▁comple ting ▁all ▁necessary ▁legal ▁procedures . ▁ ▁The ▁app ell ate ▁division ▁of ▁Bang l adesh ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁which ▁raised ▁Qu ader