CONCERNED CITIZENS OF
Delhi Blast Accused remanded to the custody of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch, in the absence of their lawyers
The 5 accused who were arrested for their alleged role in the
The role of these accused persons has been allegedly disclosed during their custodial interrogation by the
It is important to note that as per information available, none of the accused hail from Ahmedabad, and therefore, it is a clear denial of their basic Constitutional right, to have access to the lawyers of their choice, from the time they were arrested by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch. This, therefore, in our opinion, is a severe violation of the civil and political rights of the accused, and hence deserves unequivocal condemnation from civil society.
It is no one's case that the real culprits of the ghastly incidents be not brought to the book but then presumption of innocence is a principle that has withstood the test of time and cannot be diluted, merely to serve a preconceived notion, and in this context, it is urged that the oversight mechanism as prescribed by the Constitution in the form of an independent judiciary, must be vigilant against all such encroachment into the rights of the accused.
It is only after this, that we could have effectively fought against terror. It is crucial to remember in this context, the immortal words of Gandhi that "means are as important as the ends".
Hiren Gandhi
Fr. Cedric Prakash
Persis Ginwalla
Prasad Chacko
and many other Concerned Citizens an d Human Rights Activists
1st November 2008
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