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Putting rights issues through the looking glass. Not seeking answers, just some food for thought to see whether things could be any different!

Friday, August 05, 2005

The Parliament Attacks case

The judgment was delivered a few days ago..Please read more about the judgment at http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20050804&fname=geelani&sid=1&pn=3

The developments in this case read like a story, interesting but hard to believe...

The alleged conspirators were booked within a week of the attack......a case was built by the police and POTA came into force and the so called militants confessed..isn't it too much of a coincidence?

Just to understand the detailed facts of the case and appreciate the clear holes in evidence....you can read an article by Nirmalanagshu Mukherji, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Delhi University, available at http://www.sacw.net/hrights/Nirmalangshu30092004.html. In this article titled "Who attacked the Parliament?", the author highlights the flaws in the investigation process in the case. When the government sets up inquiry commissions for anything and everything, why this exception in this one case?

The entire trial process is a joke and makes me wonder if the phrase "due process" ever existed in the police and judicial vocabulary.

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