“We find it intensely worrying that there are crude and ham-handed attempts to intimidate such voices into silence, using the institutions of state authority.”
Tag: CBI
‘Excessive, Disproportionate and Unjustified’: Bar Association of India Condemns CBI Action Against Indira Jaising, Anand Grover
The BAI said that the CBI action amounted to “an assault on the independence of lawyers engaged in constitutionally protected activities of advancing human rights…”
‘Illegal, Mala Fide & Blatant Abuse of Law’: Lawyers Collective Issues Statement on CBI Raids on Indira Jaising, Anand Grover
“The Lawyers Collective will take appropriate action against these unlawful and vindictive actions, in accordance with law.”
‘Gross Abuse of Power’: In Separate Statements, Rajya Sabha MPs, Activists & Academics Condemn CBI Raids on Indira Jaising, Anand Grover
“This, the latest in a long line of coercion and intimidation of Ms Jaising and Mr Grover, is nothing short of a brute show of intimidation…”
CBI Raids Residence of Human Rights Advocates Indira Jaising, Anand Grover
The raids were carried out in relation to an alleged case of FCRA violation.
‘Nothing Short Of Brazen Abuse Of The Process Of Law’: PUCL Condemns FIR against Lawyers Collective And Advocate Anand Grover
“The sudden registration of FIR by the CBI strongly indicate a witch-hunt against 2 of the most outspoken and important human rights defenders in India.”
CBI FIR Baseless, It Has Been Filed To Silence Organisation: Lawyers Collective
“LC has reason to believe that its officer bearers are being personally targeted for speaking up in defence of human rights.”
CBI Registers Criminal Case Against Lawyers Collective, Names Anand Grover
Sections of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 have also been included in the FIR by the central agency after receiving a complaint against the Collective from the Union Home Ministry.
Commonality Established Between Narendra Dabholkar & Govind Pansare Killings: CBI & Maharashtra CID to Bombay HC
The court said the shooters should have been arrested by now and that the credibility of the probe agency is at stake.
Govt Sitting on Sanction to Prosecute 123 Corrupt Employees; 45 From Banks
The highest number of eight cases is pending with the Ministry of Personnel, which acts as the nodal department for anti-corruption matters.
ICICI Bank-Videocon PMLA Case: ED Summons Chanda Kochhar Next Week
Last month, the ED questioned and recorded statements of her and Deepak Kochhar over multiple sessions.