[Reader-list] Mercy Pleas Of Prisoners sent to Death

[A.K. Malik]

Hi,
    I copied it from NDTV.com the same evening the news appeared.It was in Times of India print edition next day as well. While the hearing in the SC was held on Friday, the judgement was delivered on Saturday.
Regards,

(A.K.MALIK)


--- On Fri, 9/25/09, Sanchita Bakshi <sanchita.bakshi at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Sanchita Bakshi <sanchita.bakshi at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Mercy Pleas Of Prisoners sent to Death
> To: "A.K. Malik" <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>
> Date: Friday, September 25, 2009, 11:53 AM
> Could kindly send us the weblink for
> this news item that you shared.
>  
> Thanks
>  
> Sanchita  
> 
>  
> On 9/23/09, A.K. Malik <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> So that the fellow can
> repeat whatever he has done earlier when the fellow gets
> freed after serving the jail term or gets freedom after
> Kaandhar like incidents and kills more people.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> (A.K.MALIK)
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 9/22/09, Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>
> 
> > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Mercy Pleas Of Prisoners
> sent to Death
> > To: "A.K. Malik" <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>,
> "Murali V" <murali.chalam at gmail.com>
> 
> > Cc: "Sarai List" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> > Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 7:39 PM
> >  
> > Whatever be the crime, no civilized society should
> 
> > use "Death" as a penalty. 
> >
> > --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Murali V
> > <murali.chalam at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com>
> 
> > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Mercy Pleas Of Prisoners
> sent to
> > Death
> > To: "A.K. Malik" <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>
> > Cc: "Sarai List" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> 
> > Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 10:48 AM
> >
> >
> > Which is what the UPA Govt. wants as
> > far as Afzal Guru is concerned.
> >
> > Murali
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:18 PM, A.K.. Malik <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>
> 
> > wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >        A little more for info:
> > > The number of prisoners sentenced to death whose
> mercy
> > petitions is pending before the President is 26 and as
> per
> > SC verdict they have a right to get the death
> sentence
> 
> > commuted to life imprisonment if they are kept waiting
> for
> > long for their death sentence to be executed.
> > >
> > > (A.K.MALIK)
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Sun, 9/20/09, A.K. Malik <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>
> 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> From: A.K. Malik <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>
> > >> Subject: [Reader-list] Mercy Pleas Of
> Prisoners
> > sent to Death
> > >> To: "Sarai List" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> 
> > >> Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009, 7:49 PM
> > >> Hi All,
> > >>            News
> > Item
> > >> FYI
> > >> "The Supreme Court has advised the
> government
> > to
> 
> > >> expeditiously dispose of mercy pleas of
> prisoners
> > sentenced
> > >> to death and not to use human beings
> "as
> > pawns in furthering
> > >> some larger political or government
> policy".
> 
> > As many as
> > >> death row prisoners, including Parliament
> attack
> > convict
> > >> Mohammed Afzal Guru, are awaiting for a
> decision
> > on
> >  their
> > >> mercy pleas. The court cautioned the
> government
> 
> > that any
> > >> delay in decision would amount to violation
> of
> > condemned
> > >> prisoners' right to life with
> dignity."
> > >>
> > >> (A.K..MALIK)
> > >>
> 
> > >>
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