Contempt of Court served on Irom Sharmila
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 15 2012:
Anti-AFSPA campaingner Irom Sharmila has said that she has been served a contempt of Court notice as she was not taken by the State Government to New Delhi even after she was directed to appear before the Patiala House Court there.
In a brief interaction with reporters after she appeared before the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Imphal East, Sharmila said she has to appear before the Court if any Court summons her.
However, she could not appear before the Patiala House Court as the State Government failed to take her to New Delhi on the excuse that the Government did not have fund.
As such, she has now faced the contempt of Court, Sharmila added.
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It may be mentioned that Sharmila resumed her marathon hunger strike against controversial AFSPA at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on October 4, 2006 soon after she was released by the JMIC Imphal East with the completion of her conviction period on October 2 the same year.
Irom Sharmila commenced her campaign against AFSPA on November 2, 2000 after Assam Rifles troops gunned down 10 civilians at Malom of Imphal West.
The 43-year-old hunger striker hails from Kongpal Kongkham Leikai of Imphal East district.
JM IC today decreed to take her in judicial custody.