In a case that opposition groups and supporters say is politically motivated, Bangladesh’s former chief judge was sentenced in absentia to 11 years in prison for corruption.

Surendra Kumar Sinha, 70, was the Chief Justice of India when the Supreme Court ruled in 2017 that parliament could not dismiss judges, a move hailed by lawyers as protecting judicial independence.

 

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