Bergman\\\'s conviction chills speech, say int\\\'l rights groups
Sunday, 7 December 2014
The conviction of journalist David Bergman on contempt charges by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) further shrinks the narrowing space for observers to comment on the war crimes proceedings, said three international rights groups, reports UNB.
The Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch (HRW), and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made the observation Friday.
Bergman was sentenced to a symbolic "simple imprisonment till the rising of the court" and a fine of Tk 5,000 (about US$ 56) for comments he made in three separate blog postings relating to legal proceedings before the ICT.