Mumbai gunman Qasab appeals in India Supreme Court
Well the Indian justice system lives up to its name as the terrorist Qasab still lives. This man was caught in 2008 and convicted in 2010 and now 2 years later he appeals again that he was not allowed a fair trial. This is a great test to the democracy this country stands for as law would state he is allowed to get a case but this would take time. Once the decision is made we can move further with the case. But if the decision is against qasab he gets clemency from the president. For those who don’t know quasab was convicted with murder. As around 150 people died and this young man was caught with a gun. But at this rate It looks like he might still survive a few years.
Vocab 1
Commuted: Reduce (a judicial sentence, esp. a sentence of death) to one less severe.
b) to make a substitution or exchange
In most cases capital offences are commuted to life imprisonment.
In Woodstock the food is usually comutted by noodles.
Vocab 2
Terrorist: A person uses terrorism in the pursuit
Qasab was found guilty in Mumbai on 3 May 2010 of murder, terrorist acts and waging war on India and was sentenced to death.
After coming back from activity week in 9th grade all the student were put to shock as our school was put under terrorist attack.
Vocab 3
Clemency: Mercy, lenience
If Qasab loses his appeal, he can make a plea for clemency to the president.
In the good old days of Woodstock all teachers use to show mercy to students but in modern times one has beg for clemency from the authorities.
One of my favorite bollywood movies was about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The movie was called “Wednesday”. It was about how a common man took it into his own hands to kill the terrorists in Indian jail. As the movie to route to its climax the common man said something which never left my mind. The man said if one us (common people) want to kill a terrorist the government is all after us telling us to follow the law and it seem alright for one of them to kill 150 and be protected in a government jail. This way of life may last a while but soon there will be a day when the common people will get angry and rowdy and protests will occur.
First of all the plea for clemency almost never works.. because the president knows that this man is bad and the sins he has committed... and the president will never grant clemency... i do however agree with you when you state the fact that the indian legal system has a lot of what we term as 'flaws'.. but in a free country there is the right to appeal... that is why India is a free country.... in case you did not notice there was a lot of speculation and even some protests over the Qasab case... but a legal system cannot not bow down to every protest...
ReplyDeleteeven though i said all that i also think that it is sad that so many people take advantage of a legal system that promises to give them freedom and basic human rights that are absent in so many places all over the world....
i really think quasab should die
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