Comments on: Capitalizing an Assassination http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/04/30/capitalizing-an-assassination/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:27:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Sandeep http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/04/30/capitalizing-an-assassination/comment-page-1/#comment-237405 Sandeep Fri, 02 May 2008 11:43:13 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/04/30/capitalizing-an-assassination/#comment-237405 Krishnan, What's there to say? I agree with you. With the highest respect for our judiciary, I can only say that the courts aren't exactly the "fearless" and "impartial" dispensers of justice. This is APART from your note about the judiciary not subjecting itself to be swayed by public sentiment. Krishnan,

What’s there to say? I agree with you. With the highest respect for our judiciary, I can only say that the courts aren’t exactly the “fearless” and “impartial” dispensers of justice. This is APART from your note about the judiciary not subjecting itself to be swayed by public sentiment.

]]> By: Kishkindhaa http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/04/30/capitalizing-an-assassination/comment-page-1/#comment-237388 Kishkindhaa Fri, 02 May 2008 09:01:09 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/04/30/capitalizing-an-assassination/#comment-237388 Does anyone know about the connection between Sonia and LTTE? Quattrocchi supplied LTTE with arms; he gets off. Nalini, the bomber, gets placed in a cell with a co-conspirator, gets pregnant, and will be released with madame's blessings. Rajiv tried to intervene against LTTE; he got punished. Dal mein kuch kala? <a href="http://www.janataparty.org/soniaisthemodern.html" rel="nofollow">SONIA GANDHI IS THE MODERN ROBERT CLIVE</a> by Subramaniam Swamy Does anyone know about the connection between Sonia and LTTE? Quattrocchi supplied LTTE with arms; he gets off. Nalini, the bomber, gets placed in a cell with a co-conspirator, gets pregnant, and will be released with madame’s blessings. Rajiv tried to intervene against LTTE; he got punished. Dal mein kuch kala?

SONIA GANDHI IS THE MODERN ROBERT CLIVE
by Subramaniam Swamy

]]> By: Krishnan http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/04/30/capitalizing-an-assassination/comment-page-1/#comment-237202 Krishnan Thu, 01 May 2008 08:16:24 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/04/30/capitalizing-an-assassination/#comment-237202 Sandeep, My comment is not exactly a response to your post, but nevertheless, it's related to your post. There was one Mr. Thomas, a Supreme Court judge, who made the following statement about Ms. Shanthi, who was also sentenced to death at that point of time. I'd like to bring it to your attention. "Except the fact that she accompanied her husband from Sri Lanka in September 1990 and continued to live with him in India we are unable to find any involvement for her in the conspiracy to murder Rajiv Gandhi. Learned Special Judge has considered her case, tagging it with her husband's case... We have not come across any material, apart from her living with her husband..., to suggest that she had any role in the conspiracy. It is very unfortunate that for the role played by her husband she has been sentenced to death." At this time, the Supreme Court acquitted 19 of the 26 people, including the aforementioned Shanthi, who were sentenced to death by a divisional court. I bring this to your attention to highlight one thing. The judgment for Rajiv Gandhi's assassination was largely based on public sentiment. I'm yet to see an instance in history where the majority of people who were sentenced to death by a divisional court were 'acquitted' by the Supreme Court. This just goes to show that our judiciary is still largely influenced by public sentiment, which is a shame. Judiciary, under any situation, should be beyond public sentiments and other such nonsense. If we were to punish people based on public sentiments and not based on evidences, then we don't need courts at all. I'd like to know your thoughts on this issue. Sandeep,
My comment is not exactly a response to your post, but nevertheless, it’s related to your post.

There was one Mr. Thomas, a Supreme Court judge, who made the following statement about Ms. Shanthi, who was also sentenced to death at that point of time. I’d like to bring it to your attention.

“Except the fact that she accompanied her husband from Sri Lanka in September 1990 and continued to live with him in India we are unable to find any involvement for her in the conspiracy to murder Rajiv Gandhi. Learned Special Judge has considered her case, tagging it with her husband’s case… We have not come across any material, apart from her living with her husband…, to suggest that she had any role in the conspiracy. It is very unfortunate that for the role played by her husband she has been sentenced to death.”

At this time, the Supreme Court acquitted 19 of the 26 people, including the aforementioned Shanthi, who were sentenced to death by a divisional court.

I bring this to your attention to highlight one thing. The judgment for Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination was largely based on public sentiment. I’m yet to see an instance in history where the majority of people who were sentenced to death by a divisional court were ‘acquitted’ by the Supreme Court. This just goes to show that our judiciary is still largely influenced by public sentiment, which is a shame.

Judiciary, under any situation, should be beyond public sentiments and other such nonsense. If we were to punish people based on public sentiments and not based on evidences, then we don’t need courts at all. I’d like to know your thoughts on this issue.

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