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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.

Complaint to the Bar Standards Board

On 14 November 2011, the tribunal, under the direction of its chairman, ordered its registrar to notify the Bar Standards Board in London to take necessary action against three of the defense lawyers. The tribunal alleged that three British lawyers had violated the British bar's code of conduct by requesting that the tribunal chairman Justice Nasim recuse himself as the tribunal chair. The Bar Standards Board, for its part dismissed the complaint on 11th April 2012.

Economist Scandal and Resignation

According to the Banyan blog published in the The Economist, "On 6th December 2012 the presiding judge of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, Mohammed Nizamul Huq, passed an order requiring two members of The Economist to appear before the court, demanding that they explain how we have come by e-mails and conversations over Skype between himself and Ahmed Ziauddin, a lawyer of Bangladeshi origins based in Belgium." Since then, the judge along with the scandal has gained international attention. The ensuing scandal has resulted in calls for the Nizamul Huq's recusal by the Supreme Court Bar Association and the Bangladesh Bar Council. Nizamul Huq resigned from the chairmanship of the tribunal on 11 December 2012.

References

1. Judges' List: High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
2. ^ Discrepancy in Dhaka - a brief update, The Economist, December 11, 2012 Cite error: The named reference "Econ1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
3. ^ Justice Nizamul quits International Crimes Tribunal, The Daily Star, December 11, 2012 Cite error: The named reference "Quit1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
4. 3 UK lawyers face Bangladesh court ire, BDNEWS24, 14 November 2011
5. 'UK bar dismissed ICT complaint', Bdnews24.com, 29 July 2012.
6. Discrepancy in Dhaka, The Economist, December 8, 2012.
7. Economist accused of hacking ICT judge's computer, Washington Post, December 9, 2012.
8. Economist magazine faces contempt in Bangladesh, Huffington Post, December 9, 2012.
9. Bangladeshi war crimes tribunal issues notice to The Economist, The Indian Express, December 6, 2012.
10. Tribunal chief's net talks, mail hacked, The Daily Star, December 7, 2012.
11. Economist magazine faces contempt in Bangladesh, The Miami Herald, December 9, 2012.
12. Economist magazine faces contempt in Bangladesh, Breitbart.com, December 7, 2012.
13. Acusan a The Economist de espiar en Bangladesh, Terra, December 7, 2012.
14. Quit war tribunal, The Daily Star, January 12, 2012]

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