Nalini's release plea hearing postponed to July 2
The Madras High Court Thursday adjourned to July 2 the hearing on a petition by Nalini, serving a life term for her role in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, for early release for good behaviour.
When the case came up for hearing before Justice S. Nagamuthu, the government's counsel said they were not prepared with their counter to Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy's objections to Nalini's release.
Nalini's counsel V. Elango and S. Doraisamy opposed Swamy's petition countering her plea to be released from jail and asked the court to reject it.
With no clear reply from the state government on its position on Nalini's continued jail term, the judge put the next hearing of the case to July 2.
Gandhi was assassinated May 21, 1991, in Sriperumbudur on the outskirts of Chennai by cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Of the 26 people convicted in the case, four were given the death penalty. Nalini was one of the four, but her sentence was later commuted to a life term. She was convicted of protecting the assassination conspirators.
Nalini, 37, has been in Tamil Nadu's Vellore jail for 17 years.
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When the case came up for hearing before Justice S. Nagamuthu, the government's counsel said they were not prepared with their counter to Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy's objections to Nalini's release.
Nalini's counsel V. Elango and S. Doraisamy opposed Swamy's petition countering her plea to be released from jail and asked the court to reject it.
With no clear reply from the state government on its position on Nalini's continued jail term, the judge put the next hearing of the case to July 2.
Gandhi was assassinated May 21, 1991, in Sriperumbudur on the outskirts of Chennai by cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Of the 26 people convicted in the case, four were given the death penalty. Nalini was one of the four, but her sentence was later commuted to a life term. She was convicted of protecting the assassination conspirators.
Nalini, 37, has been in Tamil Nadu's Vellore jail for 17 years.
Read more,
http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/World/20080619/978865.html
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