The hashtag #FreeMirQuasem protesting the “unfair execution attempt of a renowned Islamic entrepreneur by Bangladesh government” first surfaced on Twitter. #FreeMirQuasem — Müjdat GÖKÇE (@MujdatGOKCE) September 3, 2016This Turkish preoccupation with Bangladesh’s war crimes trials is not new. Read more: Nizami execution: Turkey withdraws Bangladesh ambassadorThere has been a drastic shift in Turkey’s domestic political situation since the Nizami hanging. We are kindly asking Mr. Erdogan and our government to step in, talk to family of Mir Quasem Ali. The Twitter storm generated by Turks opposed to Mir Quasem’s execution, taken together with Sunday’s foreign ministry statement, suggest to some that this is all not mere coincidence.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 05, 2016 17:37 UTC