clemency
バングラデシュの元閣僚であったムジャヒド氏とチョードリー氏の死刑が執行されました。1971年にパキスタンからの独立戦争を行った際の戦争犯罪が，執行理由です。しかし，死刑執行は元首相による反対派の弾圧政策だという批判もあります。
記事の中で気になった単語は"clemency"です。『Wisdom英和辞典第三版』（三省堂）によると「（敵･罪人に対する）寛大さ, 温情, 慈悲; 寛大な[慈悲的]措置」などという意味がありました。ODには"Mercy; lenience"と定義されております。"leniency"を同じくODで見てみると"The fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency"とあり，「（予想以上に）寛大であった」という意味のようです。（Ume）
Bangladesh hangs Chowdhury and Mujahid over 1971 war crimes
Two Bangladesh opposition leaders have been executed for war crimes committed during the 1971 independence struggle against Pakistan.
Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid were hanged in Dhaka's central jail.
They were convicted of genocide and rape - charges they denied.
Chowdhury has been an influential politician - he was elected MP six times. Mujahid was a top leader of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said they were hanged after President Abdul Hamid rejected appeals for clemency by the two men.
However, family members have dismissed reports that the men had made any such appeals, which would have also required admissions of guilt.
