On the 22nd of November, convicted war time criminal SQC was hanged till death, as per the instruction of the highest court of law existing in Bangladesh. There were a few curious reactions to his predicament, but none more so than one provided by Mr David Bergman, rookie journalist for the New Age newspaper published in Bangladesh. He chose to react by publishing an article on his blog, which he constructed listing 10 separate concerns, detailing as to why SQC’s trial may have been an unfair and biased one.
At the start of his tireless monologue, Mr Bergman chose to begin divert the reader’s attention towards SQC’s previous political exploits. It was done so in a manner which we adjudged to be biased at best and convincing to say the least. We can rightly refer to the court’s comment regarding Mr Bergman’s “Psyche state” by pinpointing his intentions in the lawsuit where he was accused of contempt of court. The ICTBD-2 went on saying-
68. Contemnor’s intention was to demean the authority and ability of the Tribunal and to generate controversy and confusion on historically settled issue in the mind of public, we conclude.
ICTBD also confirmed in another similar lawsuit brought against Mr. Bergman in 2011 where the court confidently stated that-
