Editor’s note: This article discusses the legal proceedings following the 2008 Mumbai attacks and is presented for historical and informational context.
Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab is the only survivor from the pack of terrorists who attacked Mumbai on November 26, 2008 (better known as 26/11). He was captured while he was on a rampage injuring and harming hundreds, on that dreadful night in Mumbai. There was a lot of fuss in the last few months about him of his nationality and his age to be prosecuted in an adult court or with his captivity. Recently, the long-awaited trial started and everyone is waiting to see what the court will decide on his fate.
What is there to decide?
The case raised cross-border legal and diplomatic discussions.
Days before he was taken to the court, he asked for a few ‘very important’ things in life. He reportedly requested access to an Urdu newspaper while in custody. He wanted to have flavored TOOTHPASTE. He wanted to have a STROLL in the lobby in the jail where he was kept. These were his humble demands while he was in jail. There were also discussions about the role of the defense lawyer appointed for the case.
I asked the same on twitter and a few replied that we are supposed to be cultured and rational human beings and hence, we do not do that.
Anyways, many legal cases were filed against him in connection with the attacks.
Let’s see what the court says – for I just do not want to say anything else right now. Let the court decide, and once decided we can see it ourselves. I hope we have not forgotten those sleepless nights.
- Tan Speaks
The incident remains a significant moment in India’s modern legal and security history.
Comments
I am sure this kasab case will go on for another year or two... Toh kya hua if he's a terrorist who killed ruthlessly!..
I am stunned by the responses I got in Twitter... The young generation itself think that we should try him! Pata nahi dost, lekin lagta hai kabhi to ye log sudhrenge... kabhi to hum ek ho payenge... kabhi to yehi log jo uska mukaddama chala rahein hain thoda sa rational banenge!!
wo subha, kabhi to aayegi..
BTW, Afzal is still hoping he will escape... I really really hope that they will not politicise Kasab's trial too...
Damn! Sometimes I feel we are all living without a backbone...
Its time to be brutal with the inhuman idiots!
with such a politics..where caste decides the fate of even an active government..where in the entire election process you do not hear a single speech or argument about the future and pride of a nation..instead people keep discussing and deciding pre-post poll alliances to form government..even expecting any government to act on something which may alienate an entire religion..is outrageous..almost surmounting to a crime unto itself.
so sweetheart start hoping that we get to listen some speeches about the proud nation that we were since the times immemorial, are and will always be..than we may expect some swift JUSTICE imparted to a nation of over a billion people..
Well, the authority can always decide what to do about Kasab, but trying him is certainly irrational...
minority vote bank, communal politics .. well many have a rather cursory understanding of these issues largely because they are not directly a part of it .. and one cant expect them to be either .. infact by nt being they are lucky .. i would say ...
the point is when you put on the spectacles which hold that perspective of minority politics, govt. abetted terrorism .. things simplify and no longer remain a puzzle ..
Tan,
I had once written an article .. very large but it showed hw govt. during late 80's and early 90's conveniently let terror build its stronghold in india ...
http://missionjagruti.blogspot.com/2008/08/horrifying-reality-of-kashmir.html
u might get a clearer picture but beware its a very very long article
You have talked about the things I missed out... Hope people would scroll down and read your thoughts too... Thanks :)
I will read your post for sure... Thanks for the link ...
Same feelings here and i asked the same question to my bunch of lawyer friends. The answer was that to prove someone guilty in India we need to give him a fare trail.My answer yes in that we spend 8 crores for his protection. yes it is a joke. Why don't we shoot him and set an example that we are not going to tolerate any more. Well we won't since we want to show the world that we are cultured and civilized country. Crap. We need to learn from the wholly country Pakistan, the way they handed the bodies of air marshals during Kargil.
I won't be surprised if Kasab is not hanged and gets a life term after few years.
Nice post.
Keep Rocking,
Prasant.