The Case of Muhammud Ruhul Amin Khandaker
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitud: 24.505382470785218
Longitud: 90.26120782846233
- Country Location (vinculado Case Law)
- Bangladesh
- Decision Date
- 11 ago 2015
- Case Status
- Cerrado
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Criminal Sanctions
- Keywords
- Political Expression
- Sedition
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Case Number
- N/A
- Case Summary
Muhammud Ruhul Amin Khandaker, a lecturer at the Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh in his Facebook posts commented on a series on road traffic accidents in the country. With a heavy dose of irony, Khandaker wished for the death of Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He was charged and convicted for sedition by the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Dhaka. The court sentenced him to three years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of 10,000 Bangladesh Taka. Global FoE could not identify official legal and government records on the case and information on the case was derived from secondary sources. Global FoE notes that media outlets may not provide complete information about this case. Additional information regarding legal matters will be updated as an official source becomes available.
- Case Significance
The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Related Caselaw
- Source Name and URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
- Collection
- Columbia