[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----CALIFORNIA

[Rick Halperin]

June 3


CALIFORNIA:

Former Bangladesh Diplomat Facing Execution


On Eve of Deportation to Bangladesh District Court Imposes a Temporary
Restraining Order Against Homeland Security

Mohiuddin Family Awaits hearing on Tuesday and Holds out Hope Canada Will
Take Their father & Husband

The US District Court Central District of California late Friday night,
issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against US Department of
Homeland Security, forcing them to stay the deportation of Mohiuddin "Din"
Ahmed (www.freedin.org) a man who is being forced back to his homeland of
Bangladesh, where he will face certain death upon his return.

The court will "stay his deportation pending Congress' consideration of a
private bill introduced on his behalf" by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA).
(http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.2181).

The TRO filed by Ahmed's attorneys stated that "the timing of the ICE
deportation suggest that it is trying to circumvent the private bill,
which was submitted by the House of Representatives - Committee on
Judiciary by the Honorable Jim McDermott. As such, the Executive Branch is
interfering with well-established process and procedures of the
Legislative with respect to private bills. The interference is the
determent of the Petitioner [Ahmed]."

The government of Bangladesh, then led by the daughter of the slain Prime
Minister, conducted the trial without any reasonable standard of justice
and Ahmed was sentenced to be hanged.

(source: Student Operated Press)