LIFER TO DEMOCRACY: MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
Dr. Binayak Sen, a celebrated Human Rights activist and a highly devoted physician to the downtrodden, found guilty of sedition by a Raipur Sessions Court along with Maoist ideologue Narayan Sanyal and Piyush Guha. The Court held Dr. Sen guilty under sections 124A and 120B of Indian Penal Code, 1860, sections 8(1), (2), (3) and (5) of Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005 and section 39(2) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
Dr. Sen was arrested on May 24, 2007 and after 2 years got bail only after the interference by Supreme Court. Dr. Sen was alleged to have carried letters from Narayan Sanyal to Maoists. Police recovered these letters from Piyush Guha, who was arrested on 6th May but Guha claimed in the Court that he was arrested on 1st May. The surprising fact is that these letters do not carry any name, date or signature and Prosecution could not establish any correspondence, telephonic contact and meeting between the duo. Police recovered Marxist literature and other Communist documents, some reports of human rights, CDs, etc from the person and possession of Dr. Sen. Nothing is incriminating in this. These materials can easily be possessed by an intellectual. Prosecution produced a letter of CPI (Maoist) which was alleged to have been recovered from Dr. Sen's home but interestingly this letter also does not bear any signature. Police even did not mention this in the seizure list. Unambiguously, it was a fake letter. Police even ridiculously alleged that Dr. Sen's wife was in contact of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), but it was proved that she sent an email to Mr. Walter Fernandes, ex- Director of Indian Social Institute (ISI). The whole story itself suggests that the conviction of Dr. Sen cannot be vindicated anyhow. It can only be condemned because it is nothing but the mockery of justice and miscarriage of the same.
Dr. Sen, as Secretary of People’s Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL), lifted veil against various fake encounters by Police, He openly criticized the atrocities of 'Salva-Judum'. He said that not only naxal hit pockets but also the naxal free pockets of the country are suffering from poverty, unemployment, malnutrition, starvation, etc.
India is really incredible where criminal, corrupt, dishonest who interferes in the corridors of power, influences the structure of Cabinet could not be held guilty of sedition but a person who has devoted himself for the betterment of the Adivasis and other poverty stricken people could easily be held guilty of sedition. Dr. Sen is one of the most unfortunate persons of present democratic India, who was awarded life imprisonment. Had he not devoted himself for downtrodden, he could have spent a lavish and luxurious life with lots of 'Sarkari Sammaan'.
I strongly protest the conviction of Dr. Binayak Sen. It is a black spot on Indian democracy.
Dr. Sen was arrested on May 24, 2007 and after 2 years got bail only after the interference by Supreme Court. Dr. Sen was alleged to have carried letters from Narayan Sanyal to Maoists. Police recovered these letters from Piyush Guha, who was arrested on 6th May but Guha claimed in the Court that he was arrested on 1st May. The surprising fact is that these letters do not carry any name, date or signature and Prosecution could not establish any correspondence, telephonic contact and meeting between the duo. Police recovered Marxist literature and other Communist documents, some reports of human rights, CDs, etc from the person and possession of Dr. Sen. Nothing is incriminating in this. These materials can easily be possessed by an intellectual. Prosecution produced a letter of CPI (Maoist) which was alleged to have been recovered from Dr. Sen's home but interestingly this letter also does not bear any signature. Police even did not mention this in the seizure list. Unambiguously, it was a fake letter. Police even ridiculously alleged that Dr. Sen's wife was in contact of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), but it was proved that she sent an email to Mr. Walter Fernandes, ex- Director of Indian Social Institute (ISI). The whole story itself suggests that the conviction of Dr. Sen cannot be vindicated anyhow. It can only be condemned because it is nothing but the mockery of justice and miscarriage of the same.
Dr. Sen, as Secretary of People’s Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL), lifted veil against various fake encounters by Police, He openly criticized the atrocities of 'Salva-Judum'. He said that not only naxal hit pockets but also the naxal free pockets of the country are suffering from poverty, unemployment, malnutrition, starvation, etc.
India is really incredible where criminal, corrupt, dishonest who interferes in the corridors of power, influences the structure of Cabinet could not be held guilty of sedition but a person who has devoted himself for the betterment of the Adivasis and other poverty stricken people could easily be held guilty of sedition. Dr. Sen is one of the most unfortunate persons of present democratic India, who was awarded life imprisonment. Had he not devoted himself for downtrodden, he could have spent a lavish and luxurious life with lots of 'Sarkari Sammaan'.
I strongly protest the conviction of Dr. Binayak Sen. It is a black spot on Indian democracy.
