Appoint Special Public Prosecutor in Assembly ruckus case for truthful trial: Chennithala to Kerala CM

By PTI
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A particular public prosecutor (SPP) ought to be appointed within the case associated to the Assembly ruckus incident of 2015 for making certain a good and impartial trial, Congress chief Ramesh Chennithala has stated in a letter to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Chennithala, who has from the beginning opposed the CPI(M) authorities’s makes an attempt to withdraw the case, has advised the identify of the SPP who’s dealing with the Soumya homicide and the actress sexual assault instances to be appointed to guide the prosecution on this problem additionally, a launch issued by him stated.

He has, within the launch, stated that because the ruling occasion within the state was making an attempt to withdraw the Assembly ruckus case, if it was argued within the trial courtroom by any prosecutor or lawyer in authorities service or those that sided with it in withdrawing the case, the matter could be “turned into a farce”.

He additionally stated that appointing a lawyer or prosecutor in authorities service to argue the matter “will defeat the justice system and subvert the public interest”.

Chennithala has additional stated that even the Supreme Court had strongly criticised the federal government’s try and withdraw the case and it was “unfortunate” that the federal government was not taking any motion towards the accused within the case the place public property was destroyed.

The UDF-led opposition has been for the previous few days demanding the resignation of General Education Minister V Sivankutty, who’s accused of destroying Assembly property through the ruckus.

The opposition has additionally boycotted Assembly proceedings a number of occasions.

The Chief Minister had categorically rejected their demand saying that the courtroom had not discovered any specific particular person responsible or named anybody and so the difficulty of resignation isn’t developing.

Justifying the federal government act of approaching varied courts together with the apex courtroom with a plea in search of withdrawal of the case involving the Left entrance MLAs, he had stated taking legal motion towards a legislator within the identify of protest contained in the Assembly was one thing typically exceptional within the nation.

In the backdrop of such a stand, Chennithala has stated that it was essential to appoint a SPP in order that the case isn’t subverted and to make sure justice.