Bangladesh - “Unjustifiable” decision to send blogger back to prison

Reporters without borders

Asif Mohiuddin, an atheist blogger who was freed on bail on 27 June after three months in pre-trial detention, was returned to prison yesterday by Dhaka judge Mohammad Akharuzzaman, who ruled that “no grounds” had been presented for extending his bail period. Accused of making “derogatory contents about Islam and the Prophet Mohammed” on an online social network, Mohiuddin is facing a possible 14-year jail sentence. Three other bloggers who were arrested on the same charge – Subrata Adhikari (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - mardi 30 juillet 2013