[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

[Rick Halperin]

July 6



BANGLADESH:

SC asks SQ Chy's lawyer to end argument tomorrow


The Supreme Court today asked a counsel for war criminal Salauddin Quader 
Chowdhury to complete their argument by tomorrow on the appeal against his 
death sentence.

While hearing the appeal for the 12th day, a 4-member bench of Appellate 
Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha today asked defence lawyer SM 
Shahjahan to complete his argument in an hour tomorrow.

The court may fix a date tomorrow for passing an order on the appeal if the 
defence lawyer concludes the hearing argument timely.

While placing argument before the court today, Shahjahan told the apex court 
that most of the prosecution witnesses have given hear-say statement on charges 
against Salauddin before the International Crimes Tribunal-1.

The hear-say statements of the prosecution witnesses are not reliable since 
they do not corroborate with each other, he argued.

On October 1, 2013, The ICT-1 found Salauddin guilty of 9 of the 23 charges 
brought against him of committing crimes against humanity during Liberation War 
of 1971.

The tribunal handed him death penalty on 4 charges, 20 years in jail for 3 
charges and 5 years in jail for 2 other charges.

The BNP leader on October 29, 2013 appealed to the SC against the verdict 
seeking acquittal of all charges.

(source: The Daily Star)






NORTH KOREA:

Kim Jong Un had terrapin farm manager executed, says source


Kim Jong Un had ordered the execution to make an example of the manager - and 
to reinforce North Korea's politics of fear.

Kim Jong Un may have executed the manager of a terrapin farm the North Korean 
leader visited in May, according to a source in Pyongyang.

The terrapin farm had made headlines after May 19, when Kim expressed his 
displeasure regarding its operation. South Korean news outlet Daily NK reported 
Kim might have executed the farm manager for not supplying sufficient water to 
aquarium tanks.

According to the news source, Kim Jong Un ordered the execution of the manager 
after providing field guidance at the Taedonggang terrapin farm.

"Food and water for the turtles were not being supplied sufficiently, that was 
the reason for execution by gun," the source said.

South Korean news outlet Newsis reported North Korea's charges of incompetence 
ignored the real reason for the supply issues.

Power outages were common at the farm, said the source, and the farm was not 
provided with adequate amounts of food for the turtles.

Kim Jong Un had ordered the execution to make an example of the manager - and 
to reinforce North Korea's politics of fear, according to South Korea press.

During his visit in May, Kim reportedly reprimanded the farm's management and 
said the managers were ruining the North Korean leader's mission and the farm 
could not resume normal production levels.

"Ten million loyal citizens and military personnel are tirelessly preparing 
gifts for the 70th anniversary of the Korean Workers' Party, by night and by 
day. I don't know what this farm is planning for the celebrations in October," 
Kim had said.

Daily NK's source said the execution of the manager follows an ongoing trend in 
North Korea.

Subordinates at the turtle farm who wished to display their ultimate loyalty to 
Kim might have facilitated the death of the manager, said the source.

(source: UPI)