---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kavita Srivastava <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 2:48 PM Subject: Binayak convicted - sentence still to be pronounced
Dear Friends, By now you all must have got to know about the conviction of Dr. Binayak Sen u/s of 120(B), 124(A) of the IPC and 1,2,3,5, Chattisgarh Special Public Security Act and SEc 39 (2) of the UAPA (2004 amended). The court has not yet pronounced the sentence. We are waiting for that. Binayak was taken away immediately into custody. He was extremely equanmous. It was an emotional moment for Dr. Sen's daughters and brother Dipanker. Ilina ofcourse is upset but thinking ahead. This judgement is really unacceptable and unconstitutional. After all two of the laws under which he has been convicted are themselves being questioned as far as their constitutional validity is concerned. We need to know the nature of the sentence inorder to know whether we can apply for bail. 124(a) has imprisonment upto life, so does sec 39(2) of the UAPA. bail can only be applied if the sentence is upto three years. Well, we need to really build a campaign again. there was really no evidence, however, it is a bit too early to say what arguments the judge has given to reach this conclusion. We have to wait an hour or so. Dr. Binayak Sen will appeal in the High Court at the earliest. The other two co-accused Piyush Guha and Narayan Sanyal have also been convicted. some extra sections have been applied narayan Sanyal. Kavita Srivastava, Rajendra Sail, Vivek Sundar and other friends. 2.45pm 24th December, 2010 Note: Please forward this to as many friends. -- Kavita Srivastava (General Secretary) PUCL Rajasthan Address for correspondence : 76, Shanti Niketan Colony, Kisan Marg, Barkat Nagar, Jaipur-302015 Tel. 0141-2594131 mobile: 9351562965 -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
