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Bangladesh tribunal orders 3 journalists held until trial in 2024 uprising case
Prosecutors say the journalists incited a crackdown after a July 2024 press conference, and the judge set the next hearing for Oct. 25.
- A Dhaka tribunal ordered journalist Shyamal Dutta, editor of Bhorer Kagoj and former general secretary of the National Press Club, Mozammel Babu, editor-in-chief of Ekattor Television, and Farzana Rupa, principal correspondent, to remain jailed. The trio faces charges involving the 2024 uprising that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
- Prosecutors allege the journalists incited the suppression of student demonstrators by asking Hasina provocative questions at a July 14, 2024, press conference. They claim these remarks triggered a crackdown leading to hundreds of deaths during the uprising.
- CPJ's Asia-Pacific Program Coordinator Kunal Majumder called the case 'outrageous,' stating 'editorial decisions may be partisan or ethically questionable, but they cannot be criminalized.' He warned that prosecuting journalists undermines Bangladesh's reputation as a democracy.
- After they appeared before the tribunal on Monday, the judge fixed Oct. 25 for the next proceedings, ordering Authorities to submit findings. Families have previously complained that the journalists were held illegally while awaiting trial.
- The arrests occurred under The Yunus-led government before the current administration of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman took power. Meanwhile, Hasina remains in India after fleeing two years ago.
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Bangladesh tribunal orders 3 journalists held until trial in 2024 uprising case
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday asked authorities to keep three journalists jailed until their trial in a case involving a mass uprising that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from office in 2024,…
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