Dear Niloufer, yes, indeed an analysis of the judgement when available, from Teesta or sombody similar would be very helpful.
Sandeep ----- Original Message ---- > From: Niloufer Bhagwat <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, February 26, 2011 12:32:35 PM > Subject: Re: [humanrights-movement:3812] Those acquitted have lost >nineyearsoftheir lives. Only because they are Muslim > > Can someone with legal expertise objectively analyse the judgment > in the context of the oral evidence led as has been done in the case > of the Dr. Binayak Sen judgment for us to assess the nature of > the evidence without this one cannot arrive at a conclusion on the > justice and injustice of the issues involved . Teesta could perhaps > give us a brief backdrop . > > Niloufer Deshmukh > Advocate > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandeep Vaidya" ><[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 5:39 PM > Subject: [humanrights-movement:3810] Those acquitted have lost nine >yearsoftheir lives. Only because they are Muslim > > > [Not only is the case of the 63 people acquitted by the judge shocking and > shameful. We need to be concerned about those that were found guilty. What is > the strength of the evidence used to convict them? The judge seems to have > relied mainly on the evidence of testimony of 9 BJP men. These men have > claimed to have witnessed the accused participate in the burning of the Godhra > train. Two of the men were subject of a Tehelka sting and the men admitted to > telling. > > Unfortunately, we have come to expect the massive anti-muslim bias of the >judges > to play a powerful role in deciding how verdicts are delivered i India. It > will take another 10 year for the appeals to reach the high court and the > supreme court and we can only hope that there will be judges who will have >the > honesty and the decency to rise above personal prejudice. > > > -- Sandeep ] > > > Those acquitted have lost nine years of their lives. Only because they are > Muslim > http://www.tehelka.com/story_main49.asp?filename=Ws250211acquitted.asp > > > > “The police claim that it arrested people on the spot at the railway station > but the truth is, it was these people who picked us up in combing > operations >in > Muslim areas to please political bosses. During cross examination, Sub > Inspector MS Jhala, the first investigating officer, admitted that he had > informed the Home Minister and his seniors that no one had been arrested till > 3:30 pm that day. Other police witnesses admit that 42 people were arrested >at > 11:30 pm. The chargesheet mentioned only 16 people because they knew there >was > no evidence against most,” says Yusuf Charkha, a Godhra-based lawyer who > represents the accused. > > -- 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. > > -- 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. > > -- 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.
