Gopi Adusumilli :verified: · @gopi
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‘Do you eat beef? Did you study at JNU’ — Kappan’s first-person account of his arrest

Speaking for the first time since he was released on bail, Siddique Kappan told a packed hall in Kolkata about how he feels like he is still in an open-air prison.

theprint.in/feature/around-tow

#SiddiqueKappan #hathrasrape #dalits #uapa #PMLA #journalism #uttarpradesh #uppolice #hindutva #muslims #india

Last updated 1 year ago

IndiaNewsWatch · @indianewswatch
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"I am not afraid, oppressive states treat journos this way"

Siddique Kappan, a Delhi-based Malayali journalist, was arrested by the UP police in October 2020 while on his way to cover the Hathras rape case. He is out on bail now.

thenewsminute.com/article/sidd

#SiddiqueKappan #uapa #hathrasrape #uttarpradesh #Hathras #uppolice #kuwj #PMLA #hindutva #authoritarianism #india

Last updated 2 years ago

IndiaNewsWatch · @indianewswatch
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"They pressured me to drink alcohol, slapped me... I was made to pee in a bottle, use a bucket:"

Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan after being released on bail today after 850 days in jail.

youtube.com/shorts/NVSc5ktmSNg

#SiddiqueKappan #journalism #YouTubeShort #article14 #hathrasrape #Hathras #uttarpradesh #torture #hindutva #uapa #PMLA #law #muslims #minorities #india

Last updated 2 years ago

IndiaNewsWatch · @indianewswatch
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Journalist Siddique Kappan likely to be released this week after over two years in jail

He got bail in a money laundering case in December but has been languishing in prison for more than a month since then due to bureaucratic delays.

scroll.in/latest/1042900/journ

#SiddiqueKappan #hathrasrape #Hathras #uttarpradesh #uapa #sedition #PMLA #ed #pressfreedom #BJP #media #humanrights #india

Last updated 2 years ago

IndiaNewsWatch · @indianewswatch
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How the judiciary has been a political boon for the Modi government

One of the most remarkable characteristics of the age of Modi has been how politically beneficial the Supreme Court’s rulings have been for the Union executive. Not only have controversial laws either been upheld but, in some cases, they have never been heard, this allowing the policies to continue.

indiafix.stck.me/post/53610

#indianjudiciary #supremecourt #narendramodi #uniongovt #law #PMLA #Aadhar #babrimasjid #BJP #fascism #humanrights #mastindia #india

Last updated 2 years ago

IndiaNewsWatch · @indianewswatch
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Siddique Kappan directed to furnish 2 sureties of Rs 1 lakh each for Bail Proceedings under PMLA

Imprisoned for over two years now, he has been accused by the ED of illegally collecting foreign funding and utilising it to commit crimes, charges firmly denied by him.

sabrangindia.in/article/siddiq

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Last updated 2 years ago

bharatvarma :verified: · @bharatvarma
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"Does that leave room for judicial scrutiny of a Law as all of them are passed / declared by the Parliament. Often, w/o debate."

Nope, don't you trust your Govt?

RT @RURALINDIA@twitter.com

Have I understood it correctly?
On SC has said : declaration by Parliament, ipso facto, satisfies the 'test' of compelling State interest.

Does that leave room for judicial scrutiny of a Law as all of them are passed / declared by the Parliament. Often, w/o debate.

🐦🔗: twitter.com/RURALINDIA/status/

#PMLA #BMKJ

Last updated 2 years ago

bharatvarma :verified: · @bharatvarma
119 followers · 9487 posts · Server mstdn.social

"Does that leave room for judicial scrutiny of a Law as all of them are passed / declared by the Parliament. Often, w/o debate."

Nope, don't you trust your Govt?

RT @RURALINDIA@twitter.com

Have I understood it correctly?
On SC has said : declaration by Parliament, ipso facto, satisfies the 'test' of compelling State interest.

Does that leave room for judicial scrutiny of a Law as all of them are passed / declared by the Parliament. Often, w/o debate.

🐦🔗: twitter.com/RURALINDIA/status/

#PMLA #BMKJ

Last updated 2 years ago

Patrikai.com · @patrikaidotcom
106 followers · 62737 posts · Server masthead.social

நேஷனல் ஹெரால்டு வழக்கில் பிஎம்எல்ஏ சட்டத்தை அமலாக்கத்துறை தவறான பயன்படுத்துகிறது! சல்மான் குர்ஷித்
patrikai.com/ed-misuse-of-pmla

@salman7khurshid@twitter.com @INCIndia@twitter.com @INCTamilNadu@twitter.com @TNCCMinority@twitter.com @TNCCITSMDept@twitter.com @TN_PYC@twitter.com

#PMLACase #PMLA #EnforcementDirectorate #NationalHeraldCase #NationalHerald

Last updated 2 years ago

We need a surveillance reform - and complete overhaul of 2002 - post judgement accepting right to privacy as fundamental right. Some thoughts -- PMLA is used lot by (extra-legal) intelligence agencies than law enforement.

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RT @logic
@VrindaBhandari @rishabbailey Thanks for the paper and here is some feedback / data as an add-on.

The FIU-IND data is clearly not meeting proportionality requirement introduced in Puttaswam…
twitter.com/logic/status/15189

#PMLA #Puttaswamy

Last updated 2 years ago

A lot of this is - done - with a sweeping provisions under citing (post 9-11 anti terror financing) mandates. Checkout this paper
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RT @VrindaBhandari
I wrote a paper with @rishabbailey & Goyal on the privacy concerns in India's framework. We look at the framework and the Indian legal framework (incl RBI guidelines + PMLA) to analyse the privacy rights in its design & implementation https://papers.…
twitter.com/VrindaBhandari/sta

#PMLA #fatf #Trishee #kyc

Last updated 2 years ago

Cashless Consumer · @cashlessconsumer
112 followers · 443 posts · Server freeradical.zone

- letter on relaxation of OVD requirements for opening a small account / KYC formalities of accounts, citing amendment to rules relaxing strict KYC requirements to help poor.

#dfs #cashlessconsumer #dbt #PMJDY #PMLA #PMGKY #COVID19

Last updated 5 years ago