Case Against Former Top Official Of Rights Group Amnesty International For “Offensive” Remarks
An FIR has been registered towards ex-top respectable of Amnesty World Aakar Patel in Bengaluru
Bengaluru:
A case has been registered towards the previous Government Director of human rights advocacy team Amnesty World Aakar Patel for posting “offensive” content material on social media, which allegedly sought to instigate some sections of folks towards the federal government.
The case was once registered on Tuesday after a grievance by way of the police inspector of JC Nagar police station alleging that the twitter put up by way of Mr Patel was once “offensive.”
Regarding the protests in towns throughout america following the dying of an African-American guy in police custody, Mr Patel in a tweet on Might 31 allegedly instigated sure teams in India to protest in a equivalent approach. In his tweet, he stated, “Protest is a craft.”
The case has been registered for making instigating feedback conducing to public mischief and giving provocation with an intent to purpose riots.
Reacting to the FIR or police case towards Mr Patel, the present Director of Amnesty World India, Avinash Kumar stated, “The FIR filed by way of the Bengaluru police towards Aakar Patel is simply every other instance of the way the best to dissent is being increasingly more criminalised within the nation.”
“The Bengaluru police should prevent abusing its authority and put an finish to the intimidation and harassment of Aakar Patel for exercising his constitutionally assured proper to freedom of expression.”
“Other folks of this nation have the best to agree or disagree with the ones in energy and to specific those critiques in non violent protests with out concern or illegal interference. Peacefully protesting towards the federal government isn’t against the law. Now not agreeing with the insurance policies of the ones in energy does now not make you a traitor both,” he stated in a observation.
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