[Reader-list] TIME FOR TOUGH STAND

[Pawan Durani]

Has Col Puroshit been convicted by any of the court ? Or is it Shuddha
trying to be mischievous ?

Pawan

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Shuddhabrata Sengupta <shuddha at sarai.net> wrote:
> Dear Bipin,
>
> I think Kasab, Lt. Colonel Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya, the recently
> detained RSS functionaries arrested for their connections to the
> blasts in Hyderabad and Ajmer, and all others accused in terrorism
> cases should all be able to exercise their rights as accused as per
> the law. This includes the right to appeal to a higher court against
> the sentences that may be awarded to them. This is a right given in
> the Indian constitution to anyone accused in a court of law. Do you
> want this right to be changed, so that Kasab and Lt. Colonel Purohit
> both be sent to be hanged without the right of a proper defence?
>
> I hope that no one agrees with you, as that would amount to a gross
> compromise with the standards of fairness and decency which all human
> beings, regardless of their politics, need.
>
> best
>
> Shuddha
>
> On 04-May-10, at 4:38 PM, Bipin Trivedi wrote:
>
>> Though terrorist's Kasav case was crystal clear, but still we have
>> gone for
>> about 17 months fair trial and proved that how transparent our
>> judicial
>> system is unlike Pakistan. But, after this trial and judgment, he
>> should not
>> allow to appeal in the higher court and should be hanged in public
>> immediately. India should show the world that country cannot
>> compromise in
>> integrity and take hard action if required like open public death
>> sentence.
>>
>>
>>
>> Even betrayed Madhuri Gupta, who spied for Pakistan, should also
>> punished
>> death sentence without going to court of law since she admitted her
>> allegation and proved guilty.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Bipin
>>
>>
>>
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