Zafrullah fine
ICT-2 order withheld
UNB
The Appellate Divisions Chamber Judge yesterday withheld the judgment of the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) for fining Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury for contempt of court, reports UNB.
Chamber Judge Justice Hasan Fayez Siddique issued the order after hearing a petition by Dr Zafrullah against the ICT-2 judgment.The Chamber Judge also sent the petition to the full-bench of the Appellate Division for a hearing on July 5.
Barrister Akhter Imam stood for the petitioner during the hearing while Attorney General Mahbubey Alam for the state.
The petition was filed on Tuesday to the corresponding section of the Appellate Division.
Earlier on June 10, the ICT-2 found Dr Zafruallah Chowdhury guilty of contempt of court for criticising the punishment of British journalist David Bergman and punished him keeping him standing in the court for an hour and fined him Tk 5,000. The court said he will have to suffer in jail for one month if he fails to pay the fine in seven days.
