Order reserved
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 08 2015:
The Court of JMIC Imphal East further reserved the order of the charge sheet hearing of the case under Section 309 filed by the police station concerned against Irom Chanu Sharmila till January 22 .
Escorted by women police personnel, Sharmila appeared before the Court with her eyes full of tears cradling a white rabbit.
During her appearance, the Judge asked both the defence and prosecution counsels to give some more time to peruse the statements submitted by them before the Court in the last hearing
of the case.
The Court later kept the order of the charge sheet hearing of the case under Section 309 filed by police against Sharmila till January 22.During a brief interaction with reporters, Sharmila expressed dissatisfaction with what was happening.
She said that she has been enduring all the hardships for people's cause.
Sharmila said that she has been cleaning her teeth with dry cotton ever since she launched her stir 14 years ago.
Saying that she has been put under trial all these long years, Sharmila asked the Almighty how long her endurance would be tested.
Maintaining she has been protesting a draconian law which violates the right to life and annihilates the dignity of life, Sharmila said that she would not give up until her demand to repeal AFSPA is fulfilled.