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Gujarat Government Considers Bill to Allow Continued Detention of POTA Detainees
June 2, 2004 | Comments Off on Gujarat Government Considers Bill to Allow Continued Detention of POTA Detainees
The Gujarat government is currently considering a bill to allow the continued detention of the accused in the Godhra train massacre, which preceded the 2002 pogroms against Muslims. The accused are currently held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, a draconian law that contains vague definitions of membership and support for “terrorist organizations,” lacks pre-trial […]
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Best Bakery Update
June 2, 2004 | Comments Off on Best Bakery Update
In the Best Bakery case, the Maharasthra Law Minister Govindrao Adik has said that the Gujarat government must appoint the public prosecutor for the retrial in Maharasthra. The Best Bakery case, involving the burning deaths of 12 Muslims during the 2002 Gujarat pogroms against Muslims, was transferred to Maharasthra by an order of the Supreme […]