Irom Sharmila not produced, fresh warrant issued for production on 30 and 31 October 2014
17 July 2014
Ref: HRA/PR-10/14
The trial of the Irom Sharmila Chanu under the Parliament Street Police Station FIR no. 222/06 under section 309 was supposed to continue in the Court of Akash Jain today and tomorrow in Patiala House court no. 20 B. But the matter was pushed till 30 and 31 October 2014.
A letter from Superintendent of Police, Manipur Central Jail stating their inability to produce her due of want of approval from the Manipur Government was place before the Court. It further stated that since Sharmila is in custody as an under trial prisoner in connection with another matter and is undergoing hospitalization in JNIMS, Imphal.
Their counsel sought for sufficient time to take appropriate approval to ensure proper health care for the accused during the journey. Fresh production warrant was issued and next date for hearing is fixed on 30 and 31 October. Sharmila was represented by Advocate V.K. Orih and Pankaj Sinha of the Human Rights Law Network.
On the other hand the EEVFAM case of 1528 extrajudicial executions in Manipur in the Supreme Court was initially listed to be head on 14 July 2014 but due to lack on enough judges in the Court the matter was not listed in the final list. The matter is with the office of the Chief Justice of India and the new bench and the new date will be fixed soon, it is hope.
Yours sincerely,
Babloo Loitongbam
Human Rights Alert
Kwakeithel Thiyam Leikai
Imphal – 795001, Manipur, India
Land line: +91 385 24 48 159
Email : [email protected]
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This Press Release was posted on July 18, 2014
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