Kerala: PC George despatched to 14-days remand in hate speech case

By Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former MLA and Janapaksham chief P C George, who was arrested for violating the bail situations within the Thiruvananthapuram hate speech case, has been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court.

In the remand report, the police stated there have been possibilities of George repeating related offences if he’s granted bail.  George’s speech was a part of a conspiracy and was made with the intention to create enmity
between numerous communities. The repetition of the speech was made with an ulterior motive and the voice pattern must be examined. The bail situations set by the courtroom have been publicly violated, the report
added.

George was subjected to medical examination within the police van itself by the employees and his covid check outcome turned destructive following which he was admitted to Poojappura district jail. The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court on Wednesday had cancelled the bail that was earlier granted to him by the Justice of the Peace courtroom in reference to the hate speech he had delivered in opposition to the Muslim neighborhood throughout the
Ananthapuri hindu maha sammelanam.

The courtroom in its judgement had stated George was granted bail on May 1 on the situation that he mustn’t make and propagate statements which can harm the emotions of others. However, he flouted the situation by delivering provocative remarks in his speech at Vennala Sree Mahadeva temple.

The courtroom discovered that the transcript of the speech produced by the defence lawyer and the footage of the speech produced by the prosecution have been matching and the latter parts of George’s speech contained extremely provocative remarks able to selling disharmony, hatred and ill-will between completely different non secular teams. The courtroom cited numerous statements made by George and stated these depicted the members of the Muslim neighborhood in a nasty gentle.

“The said speech made by the accused can be considered as a violation of the fourth bail condition as it is such a nature to promote disharmony, hatred and ill-will between persons belonging to the Muslim community and the followers of two other prominent religions of our state, ” the judgement stated. The courtroom rejected the argument of the defence lawyer that the FIR registered in reference to the speech at Vennala was a violation of the liberty of speech and expression of the accused and dominated that misuse of the concession granted to the accused might be thought of as one of many supervening components that may justify the cancellation of bail.