Zafrullah Chowdhury

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Charge:	Contempt of Court
Sentence:	"1 month in prison or payment of Tk5,000 fine"
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Year Crime:	2015
Year Convicted:	2015
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Bangladesh
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City of Crime:	Dhaka
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Zafrullah Chowdhury was wrongly convicted in 2015 of contempt of court in Dhaka, Bangladesh by the international crimes tribunal. Chowdhury was a public health activist and freedom fighter. After Chowdhury was summarily found in contempt he was jailed for an hour before his release, and he was later sentenced to serve one month in prison or payment of Tk5,000 fine. He appealed. In July 2015 the Supreme Court of Bangladesh quashed Chowdhury's conviction. "
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Innocence Proved By:	In July 2015 the Supreme Court of Bangladesh quashed Chowdhury's conviction.
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Information Source 1:	"SC quashes Zafrullah's conviction, By Ashif Islam Shaon, Dhaka Tribune (Dhaka, Bangladesh), July 29, 2015"
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Zafrullah Chowdhury

Charge:

Contempt of Court

Sentence:

"1 month in prison or payment of Tk5,000 fine"

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2015

Year Convicted:

2015

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Bangladesh

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Dhaka

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

In July 2015 the Supreme Court of Bangladesh quashed Chowdhury's conviction.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"SC quashes Zafrullah's conviction, By Ashif Islam Shaon, Dhaka Tribune (Dhaka, Bangladesh), July 29, 2015"

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http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/jul/28/sc-cancels-zafrullahs-fine-upon-apology

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