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

Shipping Note: This item usually arrives at your doorstep in 10-15 daysAuthor: A G NooraniPraful Bidwai/Several ContributorsForeword/Introductio: Arundhati RoyPublisher: PenguinYear: 2007Language: EnglishPages: 262ISBN/UPC (if available): 0143103237 DescriptionOn 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 th