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Charges framed against Irom Sharmila over fast-unto-death, 'iron lady' refuses to plead guilty
CNN-IBN | Manipur, Updated Mar 04, 2013 at 02:40pm IST
A Delhi court has framed charges against anti-AFSPA activist Irom 'Chanu' Sharmila 'for attempting to commit suicide' under Section 309 of IPC on March 4, 2013. Sharmila has refused to plead guilty to the charges.
On landing in Delhi, 40-year-old Sharmila had reiterated she was not trying to commit suicide and that the fast was a valid political protest. "I don't want to commit suicide. I am protesting by non-violence at my best level...I am sure the government will listen to me and repeal AFSPA," she said.
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