▁of ▁the ▁Al - Bad ar ▁milit ia ▁during ▁the ▁liber ation ▁war , ▁Mol la ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁killing ▁ 3 4 4 ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁other ▁cr imes . ▁He ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁prison . ▁As ▁a ▁direct ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁sentence ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Shah bag ▁protest s ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁protest ers ▁demand ing ▁capital ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁all ▁those ▁on ▁trial . ▁The ▁protest ▁spread ▁from ▁D h aka ▁to ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁Protest ers ▁called ▁for ▁those ▁conv icted ▁of ▁war ▁cr imes ▁to ▁be ▁sent enced ▁to ▁capital ▁pun ishment , ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁ban ▁J ama at - e - I sl ami . ▁J ama at - e - I sl ami ▁started ▁a ▁violent ▁counter - pro test ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁demand ing ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁its ▁conv icted ▁and ▁accused ▁leaders . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁after ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁I CT ▁law ▁which ▁allowed ▁the ▁government , ▁comp lain ant , ▁or ▁inform ant ▁to ▁appeal ▁an ▁order ▁of ▁acqu itt al ▁or ▁order ▁of ▁sent encing , ▁the ▁Bang l adesh ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁found ▁Mol la ▁guilty ▁of ▁mur ders ▁and ▁other ▁war ▁cr imes , ▁and ▁converted ▁his ▁life ▁sentence ▁to ▁a ▁death ▁sentence . ▁He ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁executed ▁by ▁h anging ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December . ▁Due ▁to ▁more ▁legal ▁challeng es ,