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Court should have issued strictures against police: Geelani
Srinagar, Nov 06: Delhi University lecturer Syed Abdul Rehman Geelani, acquitted by the Delhi High Court in the Parliament attack case, today said the court should have issued strictures against police for `fabricating` charges against him and expressed confidence that the Supreme Court, if approached, will uphold his acquittal.
Srinagar, Nov 06: Delhi University lecturer Syed Abdul Rehman Geelani, acquitted by the Delhi High Court in the Parliament attack case, today said the court should have
issued strictures against police for "fabricating" charges against him and expressed confidence that the Supreme Court, if approached, will uphold his acquittal.
"I am confident that Supreme Court will uphold my acquittal in the Parliament attack case as I am innocent. Although my faith in the judiciary was shaken after the Pota
court (death) sentence," Geelani told reporters at a crowded press conference here upon his arrival from Delhi.
He said the decision of the high court to overturn his conviction in the Parliament attack case has restored his faith in the judiciary of the country. "The way proceedings were conducted in the sessions court, thought I would not get justice in the high court as well. But I was wrong as I got a fair trial," he added.
However, the court should have issued strictures against the police for bringing in "fabricated" charges against him, Geelani added. Geelani said as a way of expressing his gratitude to all those who supported him through the hours of testing, he will dedicate himself to the struggle against injustice and oppression in all forms.
"I would like to begin by trying to help the undertrials, many of whom were Kashmiris in jail with me and who have no access to legal aid or support," he added.
Bureau Report
He said the decision of the high court to overturn his conviction in the Parliament attack case has restored his faith in the judiciary of the country. "The way proceedings were conducted in the sessions court, thought I would not get justice in the high court as well. But I was wrong as I got a fair trial," he added.
However, the court should have issued strictures against the police for bringing in "fabricated" charges against him, Geelani added. Geelani said as a way of expressing his gratitude to all those who supported him through the hours of testing, he will dedicate himself to the struggle against injustice and oppression in all forms.
"I would like to begin by trying to help the undertrials, many of whom were Kashmiris in jail with me and who have no access to legal aid or support," he added.
Bureau Report