Appeal For Withdrawing Irom Sharmilla's Case In Delhi Court
December 20, 2013
The All India Tribal Students' Assn. (AITSA) and the Mongoloid Peoples Forum, (MPF) Delhi, expresses concerned with the manner in which social activist Ms Irom Sharmilla Chanu has been dragged into legal proceeding by the Delhi police. The ordeal, she had been undergoing through, in the last almost 7 years of her trial in the Delhi Court, for committing an alleged bail able and compoundable offence U/s 309 IPC, that attracts a maximum punishment of one year, if convicted, can be reconsidered by the Delhi Police in view of her pitiable present condition.
The Delhi police accused her of "knowing fully attempting to commit suicide by refusing to take medical check-up", when she sat on a fast unto death dharna at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi from October 4, 2006 at about 8 pm to 11.30 Pm of 6th Oct 2006, demanding for the withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), that took away the life of her relative in Manipur. (as reported) The Lady, who came to Delhi with the hope of getting justice, was treated in a manner that she would have never expected, is now on bail, but kept under house arrest by the state government. However, she continues her non violent struggle for over 12 years, surviving by feeding through a nasal tube.
AITSA /MPF appeal to the Delhi Police to kindly review the circumstances, under which the FIR was lodged against Social Activist Irom Sharmilla, and withdraw the case from the Hon'ble Court, in view of the present circumstances and the ordeal she had been undergoing even in her remote home town of Manipur, Being unmarried women of over 40 years of age, psychologically traumatized by the circumstances under which her brother was killed by the Army, she deserved to be treated with humanity and compassion. And moreover, it also appears that, neither she is wholeheartedly represented in the court nor is she able to travel to Delhi from Manipur in her present condition, which will further result in delaying the process of the trial, if the case is not withdrawn.
Issue in Public interest
Sd/
K.Zou. Social Activist.
Convener AITSA/ MPF
* This post was provided by K.Zou. Social Activist, Convener AITSA/ MPF, who can be contacted at northeastp[AT]yahoo{DOT}com
This Post was uploaded on December 21, 2013
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