Very dangerous remark Deepak. What will you say on the ridiculous and cruel experience of the young man falsely implicated in 'Truvandrum during Kalam's visit ? [ the "tapal bomb" ussue.]
Did the media which was complicit in that civil society+ state violence rectify the damage done till date? On 7/28/07, deepak p <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > i dont think itz a case o anti-muslim lobby, i wud call the first n > third visitz quite natural, a person frm andhra pradesh comin and > stayin in a village and some european friendz visitin him, it is so > natural 2 suspect sumthin fishy, isnt it? i dont think accusin it as > anti-muslim wud b right. i wud say that it shows that the police are > awake :-) > > On 7/28/07, Muraleedharan Tharayil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In this regard, I would like to share the experiences of a friend of > mine. > > He is a Muslim from Madhyapradesh, brought up mostly in Hyderabad, who, > at > > the age of 44, decided to settle down in Kerala because he is a poet and > has > > great fascination for green surroundings. He is basically a computer > > hardware engineer. > > Since he is a friend, he asked me to help and we managed to find a > beautiful > > house for him in a village near Trichur, right on the banks of a river. > He > > started living there a year back and police men have already visited > his > > house thrice. First, they visited his house when he was not around and > said > > they were making a survey of new residents. They wanted his details and > an > > explanation on why he chose to live in that house. > > > > A few days later the police man visited again, asking for a letter from > his > > employer as well as his voters ID card. > > > > A few months later, a few European friends visited him and stayed with > him > > for a couple of days. Promptly the next day the police man turned up > again, > > asking why those whites had visited his house?(This is in spite of the > fact > > that his house is quite far away from the police station, and in a not > so > > populated area. It is obvious that his house is under obvervation) > > > > Before coming to Kerala, my friend used to tell me that he never felt > secure > > in most other parts of India as there are strong anti-Muslim lobbies. > Then I > > used to assure him that such forces do not exist in Kerala. Now I feel > most > > embarassed. > > > > On 7/28/07, Ajay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Front Page <http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/28/01hdline.htm> [image: > Printer > > > Friendly > > Page]< > http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007072859180100.htm&date=2007/07/28/&prd=th&; > > > > > [image: Send this Article to a > > Friend]< > http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/pgemail.pl?date=2007/07/28/&prd=th&; > > > > > > > > *Haneef freed as case collapses * > > > > > > *He is released into 'residential detention'; prosecution admits its > > > mistake * > > > > > > > > > * * > > > > > > Melbourne: Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, held by the Australian > police on > > > terrorism-related charges since July 2, was released on Friday. The > case > > > against him collapsed dramatically in a Brisbane court after the > > prosecution > > > admitted during a review to having made mistakes. > > > > > > Dr. Haneef, 27, who was working in a hospital in Gold Coast, > Queensland, > > > was conditionally freed from custody, and was required to report to > the > > > Immigration Department by phone every day and in person every week. > > > > > > However, Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews, who had on "character" > > > grounds based on information provided by the federal police last week > > > revoked Dr. Haneef's visa soon after a court gave him bail, said he > made a > > > "residential determination." > > > > > > This meant that rather than detention in immigration custody, the > doctor > > > would be released into residential detention. He is due to appeal > against > > > the decision to revoke his visa on August 8 and could be deported if > the > > > appeal fails. > > > > > > Imran Siddiqui, Dr. Haneef's relative who is in Australia to > coordinate > > > matters, was quoted as saying that upon his release the doctor greeted > him > > > with a big smile. "It's good to be free" the doctor said. > > > > > > The Bangalore-origin doctor was charged with "recklessly" providing > > > support to a terrorist organisation by leaving his cell phone SIM card > > with > > > his cousin, one of the suspects in the failed London-Glasgow terror > plot. > > > > > > "On my view of this matter a mistake has been made...," Commonwealth > > > Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Damian Bugg said. He withdrew > the > > > charges because he was satisfied "there was no reasonable prospect of > > > conviction." He described the mistake as "upsetting." > > > > > > "Mistakes are embarrassing. You're embarrassed if you do something > wrong," > > > Mr. Bugg told reporters in Canberra. "I'm disappointed that it's > happened > > > and I will first thing next week try and obtain a better understanding > of > > > how it came about." He said he was disappointed that it happened. > > > > > > Under attack from civil rights groups and political parties, the > > > Australian Government sought to distance itself from the legal fiasco > and > > > its fallout. > > > > > > Prime Minister John Howard said Federal Police Commissioner Mick > Keelty > > > and Mr. Bugg were responsible for handling the case. > > > 'No apology to doctor' > > > > > > Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said it was regrettable that charges > were > > > ever laid against Dr. Haneef but he would not apologise to the doctor. > "I > > > certainly regret that in the course of this investigation the DPP > formed a > > > particular view and a later point in time reconsidered that view," he > > said. > > > > > > Mr. Keelty accepted the DPP's decision to drop the case but insisted > there > > > was still sufficient reason to support the decision to revoke Dr. > Haneef's > > > visa on character grounds. The AFP acted on the advice of the DPP when > it > > > charged Dr. Haneef on July 13 and now accepted the decision to > withdraw > > the > > > charge. > > > > > > Asked whether the AFP would apologise, he said: "The matter of apology > to > > > Dr. Haneef is not a matter with AFP." He refused to rule out further > > charges > > > against him, saying the investigation was on with cooperation from > British > > > police. Dr. Haneef's lawyer Peter Russo said he was happy but > disappointed > > > that the visa was not immediately reinstated. -- PTI > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > "Ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. > > > It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of > human > > > personality." > > > - Dr BR Ambedkar > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Dr. Muraleedharan Tharayil > > Trichur, Kerala > > India 680 013 > > > > > > > > > > -- > Deepak P > http://deepakp7.googlepages.com/ > > > > -- Dileep Raj Tel: 09447316701 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
