A Bangladeshi man held by police for alleged connections with al-Qaeda but later released with no charges filed against him made a tearful plea Tuesday for vindication.
Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, Islam Mohamed Himu said his 43-day detention by police through July 7, along with the media branding him as an al-Qaeda member during and after this period, has deeply hurt him, his family and relatives the world over.
It has also destroyed his prepaid telephone card business, and he is now facing extreme difficulty getting his life back in order, he said.