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May 30, 2008

The Termites Ate My Papers!!News

Continuing my suddenly service-y news coverage this the week, I bring you the most fascinating case of corruption gone awry yet! Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is currently under trial, facing at least 10 counts of extortion and misuse of power. Legal proceedings just hit a snag when documents pertaining to a “barge-mounted power plant graft case” were found eaten by termites.

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According to her lawyers:

…many of the documents were now unreadable. The insect-eaten files were produced in court so that the matter could be officially recorded by the judge.

The defence say their case has been ruined. link

But wait! All is not so cut-and-dry (or, uh, chewed-and-digested):

The prosecution argued that only a tiny part of the cover page of the file was destroyed by termites.

They demanded to know whether the file had been damaged deliberately or because of negligence. link

Termites. Termites! Wow…think of how history might have changed if Monica had introduced a few boll weevils to that blue dress.

I wonder if I can get away with not paying rent this month… the mice ate my checkbook.

cicatrix on May 30, 2008 04:30 PM in Humor, News, Politics · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post



8 comments

 1 · Ardy on May 30, 2008 05:19 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Definitely up there in bizzaronews land. Or maybe not, when to comes to hiding their corruption misdeeds, the ingenuity of our South Asian leaders takes the cake.


 2 · loltermitez on May 30, 2008 05:28 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

ur paperz...I eatz dem!!


 3 · Suki Dillon on May 30, 2008 06:20 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Funny the same thing happened to me in high school a few times when it came to my homework.


 4 · Ants in my plants on May 30, 2008 06:44 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Was she inspired by other termite-related desi incidents?


 5 · HMF on May 30, 2008 06:57 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

oh, this is too bad.


 6 · Topcat on May 30, 2008 09:01 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Thanks for grossing us out with that pic


 7 · Keralite on May 31, 2008 08:54 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

In the tropics, termite infestation is pretty common,particularly during the monsoons, so it really might have happened. My uncle's wedding album was eaten away by termites, too :-(


 8 · my_dog_jagat on May 31, 2008 10:45 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

How about the goat ate my papers--there is a story about that in this book.


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