Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Contempt of Court |
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2014 |
Year Convicted: |
2015 |
Year Cleared: |
2015 |
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Bangladesh |
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Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Abdul Jabbar and Atiqur Rahman were codefendants wrongly convicted on May 4, 2015 of contempt of court in Bangladesh. On December 31, 2014 Jabbar and Rahman criticized the death sentence imposed by the International Crimes Tribunal-1 against Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam. The two appealed, and on June 30, 2015 the two were exonerated by a three judge panel of the ICT." |
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"On June 30, 2015 Jabbar and Rahman were exonerated by a three judge panel of the ICT." |
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Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"2 top Shibir leaders apologise for criticising war crimes verdict: Tribunal exonerates them from contempt of court charge, By Staff Correspondent, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), July 1, 2015" |
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http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/2-top-shibir-leaders-apologise-105565 |
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