MUMBAI: In a request for bail, the 83-year-old Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist, father Stan Swamy, arrested in the Elgar parishad In any case, you have told the NIA special court that working for sub-tests who may or may not have been Maoists does not make you a Maoist.
The allegation stated that the Solidarity Committee for Persecuted Political Prisoners, which according to the NIA was front organization of the CPI (Maoist), was one of the most prominent human rights organizations in Jharkhand provide legal assistance. “Nowhere has it been said that providing legal aid to Maoists is a crime. Nowhere does the constitution state that a suspected Maoist should not have the opportunity to defend himself, ”the statement said.
The court has sought answers on the bond statement and one made by Swamy’s attorney. After the NIA informed the court during the hearing that a straw and straw were not part of the items seized during Swamy’s arrest, the defense filed a new request for winter clothing, a straw, and a straw for the octogenarian suffering from Parkinson’s disease. He said his hands were shaking due to the illness.
Swamy’s bail statement, filed by lawyer Sharif Shaikh, said that by arresting him, the prosecution was trying to criminalize rights organizations and activists. He further said that the prosecution could not establish that Swamy was involved in terrorist activities. He also said that he was being attacked for his writing. He denied the allegations made in the recently filed charge sheet.
Citing his age and various ailments, the allegation stated that he was in the prison hospital where other inmates were treating him.
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