13 December  - The Strange Case of the Attack on the Indian Parliament

13 December - The Strange Case of the Attack on the Indian Parliament

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Author: A G Noorani
Praful Bidwai/Several Contributors
Foreword/Introductio: Arundhati Roy
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 262
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0143103237

Description

On 13 December 2001, the Indian Parliament was attacked by five—some say six—heavily armed men. Five years later, we still do not know who was behind the attack, nor the identity of the attackers.

Both the Delhi High court and the Supreme Court have noted that the police violated legal safeguards, fabricated evidence and extracted false confessions. Yet, one man, Mohammad Afzal, has been
sentenced to death by hanging to ‘satisfy’ the ‘collective conscience
of society’.

This reader brings together Sixteen essays by lawyers, academics, journalists and writers who have looked closely at the available facts and raise serious questions about the investigations and the trial. They show how there is hardly a single piece of evidence that stands up to scrutiny, and emphasize the urgent need for an impartial, transparent inquiry into the parliament attack and its aftermath.

Contents

Introduction: Breaking the News
ARUNDHATI ROY

The Many Faces of Nationalism
NANDITA HAKSAR

Media Trial and Courtroom Tribulations
SHUDDHABRATA SENGUPTA

The Media Constructs a Kashmiri Terrorist
Syed Bismillah Geelani

The Strange Case of Qay's Al Kareem
TRIPTA WAHI

'And His Life should become Extinct'
ARUNDHATI ROY

Should Mohammad Afzal Die ?
NIRMALANGSHU MUKERJI

Afzal must not Hang
PRAFUL BIDWAI

A Death Sentence and a Birthday Party
JAWED NAQVI

Hour of the Hangman
ASHOK MITRA

Hang the Truth
SONIA JABBAR

Guilty of an Unsolved Crime
NIHIR SRIVASTAVA

Popular Feeling in Kashmir is Valid Ground to Grant Afzal Pardon
A G NOORANI

Satyamev Jayete
SHUDDHABRATA MUKHERJI

Meeting Afzal
INDIRA JAISINGH

Last Chance to Know
NIRMALANGSHU MUKHERJI

Mulaqat Afzal
VINOD K JOSE

Notes
Appendix 1
appendix 2
Notes on Contributors