Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, sentenced to death in a case over crimes against humanity during last year’s July mass uprising, will not be able to appeal unless she surrenders within a month, the prosecution said Monday.

Briefing reporters after the verdict, Prosecutor Gazi Monowar said Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, both absconding, cannot exercise their right to appeal.

“Under the Tribunal law, an appeal must be filed within 30 days of the verdict. However, to avail the appeal process, the convicted must surrender or be arrested by law enforcement,” he said.

Alongside Hasina, the court also sentenced Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death. Former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun received a five-year jail term. The verdict also ordered the confiscation of Hasina’s and Asaduzzaman Kamal’s properties to be handed over to the families of the July martyrs. The court ruled that all three were guilty of crimes against humanity.

On June 1, the prosecution filed formal charges against the three at the tribunal, citing a total of five allegations. These included: delivering inciting remarks at a press conference in Ganabhaban on July 14 last year; ordering the elimination of protesters using helicopters, drones, and lethal weapons; shooting student Abu Saeed at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur; killing six protesters in Chankharpul, Dhaka; and burning six individuals in Ashulia. The tribunal formally framed the charges on July 10.

Among the convicts, Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan remain at large, while former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun is the only arrested accused in the case.