Terrorism by state
Ex-top cop to hang for custodial deaths
A Delhi court on Friday awarded death penalty to a former assistant commissioner of police for torturing two persons to death in judicial custody nineteen years ago.Terming the offence as "rarest of rare", Additional Sessions Judge Rajinder Kumar ordered that accused Rishi Prakash Tyagi be hanged till death.[rediff]
Terrorism, sponsored by our not so friendly neighbourhood, poses a threat to security and sovereignty of citizens and nations. But there is other side of the story too, the state and its functionaries entrusted with protection of life and dignity of citizen itself abusing the power thus vested to terrorize citizens themselves. Police brutality is just not a figment of imagination of some professional agitator. It is a vicious circle with police, politicians, judiciary and people with influence all playing part.
As important as countering menace of outside terrorism, is to tackle our dysfunctional law enforcement.
4 comments:
I appreciate this tone of activist judicial system!
Now one can celebrate Solzhenitsyn...."justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity. Those who clearly recognize the voice of their own conscience usually recognize also the voice of justice..."
J,
I couldn't have put it better
Actually the judiciary seems to have become bolder now, with this verdict, the ones in Jessica Lal and Mattoo cases etc. Probably some progress is there - do you think that reflects a positive change in our society?
Frog,
It is positive for sure, unfortunately, one swallow does not make a summer
Regards
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