Dhaka: The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on Tuesday on a petition filed by Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury against the judgment of the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) fining him for contempt of court.

A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice SK Sinha, fixed the date on Monday.

Earlier on 10 June, the ICT-2 found Dr Zafruallah Chowdhury guilty of contempt of court for criticising the punishment of British journalist David Bergman and punished him keeping him standing in the court for an hour and fined him Tk 5,000.

The court said he will have to suffer in jail for one month if he fails to pay the fine in seven days.

However, the Appellate Division on 16 June, after hearing a petition filed by Dr Zafrullah withheld the judgment of the ICT-2 for fining the Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder for contempt of court.

On 14 January, the ICT-2 issued a contempt notice against 49 people who had expressed concern through a statement published on daily Prothom Alo over the tribunal’s judgment to punish British citizen and journalist David Bergman of contempt of court.

Based on their explanations, the tribunal on two past dates exonerated 25 from the allegation of contempt of court.

The ICT-2 on 1 April drew contempt proceedings against the 23 noted citizens.

Bergman, special reports' editor of daily New Age, got the punishment for committing contempt of court on 2 December 2014, for his criticism of the trial process on his personal blog and thus demeaning the court.