Chidambaram on Delhi riots chargesheet: Police have ‘brought criminal justice system to ridicule’
He additionally puzzled how “if an accused (Gulfisha Fathima) mentions a reputation in her commentary, that individual might be named as an accused within the fee sheet”. (Document)
Congress chief P Chidambaram Sunday mentioned the Delhi Police had introduced the “prison justice machine to ridicule” by way of naming CPI(M) basic secretary Sitaram Yechury, Swaraj Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav and different students in a supplementary chargesheet filed mentioning “disclosure statements” in reference to the Northeast Delhi riots case.
“Delhi police have introduced the prison justice machine to ridicule by way of naming Mr. Sitaram Yechury and plenty of different students and activists in a supplementary fee sheet within the Delhi riots case,” Chidambaram mentioned.
The previous finance minister then went on to invite, “Has the Delhi police forgotten that between the Data and Rate Sheet there are necessary steps known as Investigation and Corroboration”.
Delhi Police have introduced the prison justice machine to ridicule by way of naming Mr Sitaram Yechury and plenty of different students and activists in a supplementary fee sheet within the Delhi riots case
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 13, 2020
The opposite folks named within the disclosure commentary come with economist Jayati Ghosh, Delhi College professor Apoorvanand and documentary filmmaker Rahul Roy.
The unique chargesheet, filed in a Karkardooma court docket by way of the Crime Department, was once in opposition to Pinjra Tod contributors Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal and Jamia Millia Islamia’s Gulfisha Fathima in reference to the violence at Jafrabad the place an anti-CAA sit-in was once held earlier than the riots started. All 3 also are dealing with fees below the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act in a case filed by way of the Particular Mobile of Delhi Police.
Yechury and Yadav, police mentioned, have been named in Gulfisha’s disclosure commentary, pointing out that they took section in anti-CAA demonstrations to “impress and mobilise” crowds.
“If an accused (Gulfisha Fathima) mentions a reputation in her commentary, that individual might be named as an accused within the chargesheet,” Chidambaram puzzled.
Has the Delhi Police forgotten that between Data and Rate Sheet there are necessary steps known as Investigation and Corroboration?
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 13, 2020
Chidambaram mentioned he was once satisfied that former police officer Julio Ribeiro had “upbraided” the Delhi police for its “biased dealing with” of the Delhi riots case. “Will the Delhi police concentrate to this iconic police officer,” he additional requested.
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The disclosure statements of Kalita and Narwal are nearly an identical, beginning with the point out of hatching a conspiracy in December when Ghosh, Apoorvanand and Roy allegedly “defined” to them that “we need to protest in opposition to CAA/NRC for which we will be able to pass to any excessive”; Umar Khalid’s “guidelines for doing protest in opposition to CAA/NRC”; or even a spelling mistake that mentions “therapeutic massage” as a substitute of message.
Narwal and Kalita refused to signal the disclosure statements, the chargesheet mentioned.
Congress basic secretary KC Venugopal additionally hit out on the ruling BJP. “The BJP has reached new lows in its try to suppress non violent dissent in opposition to its insurance policies that have torn the socio-economic-politico cloth of this country,” he mentioned. “The misuse of Delhi police to choke voices like Sitaram Yechury and others is shameful and extremely condemnable,” he mentioned.
Every other Congress chief Jairam Ramesh has mentioned, “That is worse than atrocious. I’m in complete team spirit with the ones chargesheeted. They’re larger desh bhakts than the fraudulent ones in energy now.”
Delhi Police spokesperson Anil Mittal, in an authentic commentary, mentioned, “It’s value bringing up that the disclosure commentary has been in truth recorded as narrated by way of the accused individual. An individual isn’t arraigned as an accused simplest at the foundation of the disclosure commentary. Then again, it’s only at the lifestyles of enough corroborative proof that additional prison motion is taken. The topic is these days sub judice.”
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