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| '''Mohammed Nizamul Huq Nassim''' (born 15 ]) is a Sitting Permanent Judge of the High Court Division of the ].<ref name=BSC>, ].</ref> He chaired the panel of three judges that presides over the Bangladesh ] until his resignation on 11 December 2012.<ref name=Econ1>, ], December 11, 2012</ref><ref name=Quit1>, ], December 11, 2012</ref> | '''Mohammed Nizamul Huq Nassim''' (born 15 ]) is a Sitting Permanent Judge of the High Court Division of the ].<ref name=BSC>, ].</ref> He chaired the panel of three judges that presides over the Bangladesh ] until his resignation on 11 December 2012.<ref name=Econ1>, ], December 11, 2012</ref><ref name=Quit1>, ], December 11, 2012</ref> | ||
| ===Complaint to the Bar Standards Board=== | |||
| On 14 ], the tribunal, under the direction of its chairman, ordered its registrar to notify the ] in London to take necessary action against three of the defense lawyers. The tribunal alleged that three ] lawyers had violated the British bar's code of conduct by requesting that the tribunal chairman Justice Nasim recuse himself as the tribunal chair.<ref>, BDNEWS24, 14 November 2011</ref> The Bar Standards Board, for its part dismissed the complaint on 11th April 2012.<ref>, ], 29 July 2012.</ref> | |||
| ==Economist Scandal and Resignation== | |||
| According to the Banyan blog published in the ], "On 6th ] the presiding judge of Bangladesh’s International Crimes ], Mohammed Nizamul Huq, passed an order requiring two members of ] to appear before the court, demanding that they explain how we have come by e-mails and conversations over ] between himself and ], a lawyer of ]i origins based in ]."<ref name=ICTleaks>, ], December 8, 2012.</ref> Since then, the judge along with the scandal has gained international attention.<ref name=ICTleaks1>, ], December 9, 2012.</ref><ref name=ICTleaks2>, ], December 9, 2012.</ref><ref name=ICTleaks3>, ], December 6, 2012.</ref><ref name=ICTleaks4>, ], December 7, 2012.</ref><ref name=ICTleaks5>, ], December 9, 2012.</ref><ref name=ICTleaks6>, ], December 7, 2012.</ref><ref name=ICTleaks7>, ], December 7, 2012.</ref> The ensuing ] has resulted in calls for the Nizamul Huq's ] by the Supreme Court Bar Association and the ] Bar Council.<ref name=Quit>, ], January 12, 2012]</ref> Nizamul Huq resigned from the chairmanship of the tribunal on 11 December 2012.<ref name=Econ1>, ], December 11, 2012]</ref><ref name=Quit1>, ], December 11, 2012]</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Mohammed Nizamul Huq Nassim (born 15 March 1950) is a Sitting Permanent Judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He chaired the panel of three judges that presides over the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal until his resignation on 11 December 2012.
References
- Judges' List: High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
- Discrepancy in Dhaka - a brief update, The Economist, December 11, 2012
- Justice Nizamul quits International Crimes Tribunal, The Daily Star, December 11, 2012
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