Dear Ghulam Muhammed, Thanks for posting this. It was clear even at the time of the arrests that there was not enough proof and that these men were picked up randomly. As of today none of the investigations and arrests of so-called terror suspects inspire confidence. There is an urgent need for an impartial investigation into the functioning of these agencies in order to get an idea of the extent to which muslim youth hase been victimized.
Below is a post I sent to another list: [ I am aware of only one instance where a muslim youth wrongly detained by the state has received an apology and compensation. Ironically, though the youth concerned is an Indian, the state which did the decent thing by saying sorry is Austarlia. Dr. Haneef should thank his stars that he was not picked up by the Indian police. This wikipedia link has a good summary of evidence against him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhamed_Haneef#The_one-way_ticket Shamefully Indian courts have convicted several accused (mostly muslims) based on evidence that was far more questionable than this. The trial of muslims accused of triggering blasts in Mumbai in 1993 result in a conviction rate of nearly %90 ! This fact alone should raise doubts in our minds as to how fair the trial was. Meanwhile the Indian police and various other units with fancy names like SIT, ATS, and NIA etc continue to harrass muslim youth by illegally detaining them for prolonged and indefinate periods and using tourure against them. In my view, the case that stands out is the detaintion of a air passenger in Mumbai by the police for interrogation. In a first, he was released after only a few days. Not clear if he was tortured or mistreated. His crime apart from being a muslim? His name is Dr. Shahanawz -- same name as that of the alleged suspect of the day for the blast in Varanasi. -- Sandeep ] forward: Implement PCA To Stop Harassment Of Muslim Youth By Syed Ali Mujtaba Now the ball is in the court of the Civil Society i.e. the Non Governmental Organization (NGOs). It is high time that Muslim organizations along with friendly NGOs may take up the issue of implementing the Supreme Court directive of constituting the Police Complaints Authority (PAC) in each state of India. This task may have to be taken up with utmost urgency, only then the highhandedness and lethargic attitude of the police forces could be checked. http://www.countercurrents.org/mujtaba170111.htm Syed Ali Mujtaba PhD Senior Journalist Ambedkar Road # 8-B,Flat # S-6 Kodambakkam,Chennai 600 024.India Ph: 044-23727941 Mobile: 9840698069 Founder/Moderator: South Asia Contact Group URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southasiacontact Blog: http://mujtabas-musings.blogspot.com/ > >From: Ghulam Muhammed <[email protected]> >To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; >[email protected]; Sent: Thu, January 20, 2011 6:08:11 AM >Subject: [humanrights-movement:3555] Another ATS [Anti- Terrorism Squad] >goof-up: Malegaon 2006 - By Somendra Sharma | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA > >http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_another-ats-goof-up-malegaon-2006_1495438 > > > >Another ATS goof-up: Malegaon 2006 > >Published: Monday, Jan 17, 2011, 2:01 IST > >By Somendra Sharma | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send 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/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
