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Sohrabuddin's brother claims he wrote to HC
requesting probe into sudden death of CBI judge, got no response
Rubabuddin Sheikh, brother of Sohrabuddin, who
was allegedly shot in a fake encounter by the Gujarat Police in Nov. 2005, had
reportedly written to then Bombay High Court judge Mohit Shah in 2014 asking
for a probe into the sudden death of judge BH Loya, who was presiding over the
Soharabuddin "fake encounter" case. However, he received no response
from Mohit Shah, said a report in Mumbai Mirror on Wednesday. Special CBI judge
Loya, who was hearing the fake encounters case, died in Nagpur on 30 Nov.,
2014, where he was visiting to attend a colleague's daughter's wedding. He was
said to have suffered a heart attack.At the time the incident occurred, Loya
had been hearing the discharge petition filed by key accused in the case, BJP
party president Amit Shah. Within a month of Loya's death, Judge MB Gosavi
cleared Shah of all charges, saying the BJP chief was "implicated"
due to "political reasons". Following this, Rubabuddin wrote to Mohit
Shah asking if the death was entirely due to natural causes, and if there was
any pressure on Loya and his family."Sir, as you are aware, this is an
extremely sensitive matter and many of the accused are police officers and
high-level politicians... I would sincerely request you to institute an inquiry
into the matter of the death of Judge BH Loya, to find out whether it was a
natural death. Also, whether he was under any kind of pressure from anyone.
Hence it is extremely important to conduct an impartial and fair inquiry. I
hope and pray that an independent and time- bound inquiry under the monitoring
of this court is conducted," the letter said.Firstpost rang Justice Shah's
son Sahil, to see if the retired judge wished to issue a statement. "He
does not interact with the media," we were told.This comes a day after a
report on The Caravan had said Loya's sister Anuradha Biyani and father
Harkishan claimed that the CBI judge was offered a Rs 100 crore bribe by Mohit
Shah in return for a "favourable judgment". Loya was appointed to the
special CBI court in June 2014 after his predecessor, JT Utpat was transferred
within weeks of reprimanding Amit Shah for seeking an exemption from appearing
in court. firstpost
Judge Loya’s mysterious death: The Caravan
releases video testimony, activists demand probe
After the revealing, damning series of
circumstantial evidence that casts a cloud over Nagpur police, RSS and Amit
Shah, the BJP national president, who was facing trial in the CBI court for the
fake encounter killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, The Caravan has released a video
testimony of the late Judge BH Loya’s family which raises several questions
surrounding his mysterious death.In a press conference held in New Delhi on
Wednesday, the political editor of The Caravan Hartosh Singh Bal asserted that
publishing of the story had nothing to do with Gujarat election as the BJP is
trying to portray. PC was held by senior editors of The Caravan and members of
civil society Shabnam Hashmi, Sayeda Hameed and Apoorvanand among others.In a
revealing conversation, the editors of The Caravan told the media that Niranjan
had gone to other media houses with this story but no one was willing to
publish it since it pointed towards the involvement the national president of
the ruling BJP, Amit Shah. Bal along with executive editor Vinod K Jose
attended the conference. Social activists demanded probe into Judge Loya’s
death.Former member of the planning commission, Syeda Hameed said that after
the disturbing facts about Judge Loya’s case emerged, the belief on independent
and impartial judiciary has been shaken.Members of the civil society demanded
security for editors of The Caravan and journalist Niranjan Takle who conducted
the entire investigation and for Judge Loya’s family members, though the
editors have refused security. Activist Shabnam Hashmi added that they were
asked to not hold the press conference.nationalheraldindia
Kerala State Haj Committee challenges Haj
Guidelines 2018, moves SC seeking modifications
Kerala State Haj Committee has approached the
Supreme court assailing certain provisions of Guidelines for Haj– 2018. The
petition drawn by advocate Haris Beeran and filed through advocate Pallavi
Pratap has raised five major concerns with respect to the new Haj guidelines
published by Haj Committee of India.As per the petition, the guidelines are
contrary to the judgment in Union of India and Others v. Rafique Shaikh Bhikan
and Another. Further, the petitioner has contended that the Haj guidelines were
published by the Haj Committee of India even before the new Haj Policy for
2018-22 [Haj Policy] was finalized by the Central Govt. barandbench
Hadiya case: SC rejects father’s urgent
hearing for in-camera proceedings
New Delhi :The Supreme Court on Wednesday
refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea filed by the father of a
Kerala-based woman, who converted to Islam before marrying a Muslim man, that
interaction with the woman be conducted in-camera.A bench comprising Chief
Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y.Chandrachud said that
it will deal with this plea on Nov.27 itself when the woman would be brought
before it for interaction.The counsel for Ashokan K M, the father of the woman,
sought an urgent hearing on his plea saying that it would become infructuous if
the earlier order mandating open court interaction is not modified.PTI
SC refuses to modify its order to interact
with Hadiya in open court
Triple talaq: Amending IPC not enough, need
new Muslim law says Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan
New Delhi:Activists who spearheaded the
movement against ‘triple talaq’ maintain that they want nothing less than a
Muslim personal codified law, and that merely amending the Indian Penal Code
(IPC) was not enough. The Centre is considering bringing a legislation in the
winter session of Parliament to put an end to the instantaneous way of divorce
among Muslims, which is still in practice despite the Supreme Court striking it
down.A ministerial committee has been set up to propose a suitable legislation
or amend existing penal provisions, which would make instantaneous triple talaq
an offence, Govt functionaries said
today.“We have been demanding a codified law, a legislative protection. Such a
law will take care of polygamy, nikah halala, minimum age for marriage etc. Our
demand is not to get into IPC, but a new legislation which is comprehensive and
is as per the Quran as well as the Constitution,” said Noorjehan Safia Niaz,
co-founder, Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA).“We cannot have piecemeal
legislation. How many more years will women have to wait for a legislation on
nikah halala and polygamy? These are also issues that are linked to each other
and you cannot have separate laws,” Niaz said.Niaz said even if the Govt was planning to have a Uniform Civil Code, it
must first bring a comprehensive Muslim personal law as “it will require a much
wider debate and will take a longer time, in the meantime, Muslim women will
not wait for a long drawn debate”.Zakia Soman, other founder of the BMMA, said
her organisation has already sent a petition to all women parliamentarians,
seeking their support for a codified Muslim personal law.PTI
Shia Board welcomes govt's decision on Bill to
end triple talaq
Woman forced to remove burqa at Yogi
Adityanath’s rally, probe ordered
Balia :The district administration has ordered
a magisterial probe into the incident of a woman being forced to take off her
burqa in public at UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s rally, officials said on
Wednesday.A video showing the woman taking off her black burqa minutes before
the CM makes an appearance at the rally
on Tuesday has gone viral.“The city magistrate has been asked to conduct an
inquiry into it and action will be taken against those found guilty,” district
magistrate Surendra Vikram said. CM was
here on Tuesday to address an election meeting ahead of the local body
elections. The woman, who identified herself as Saira, later said the women
constables on duty asked her to remove the black burqa, the outer robe worn by
women in some Islamic traditions, which she did.She said she was a BJP worker
and had come to the rally from her village wearing her “traditional dress”.The
police has also ordered an inquiry. 3 days ago, black flags were shown to CM in
Meerut, where he had gone to address an election rally.hindustantimes
UP Civic Polls: EVMs That Register Vote Only
for BJP Lead to Protests in Kanpur
Lucknow: Around 55% voting was recorded for
the first phase of municipal body elections till 5pm on Wednesday amid
complaints of EVM malfunctioning and bogus voting in different parts of UP. At
booth number 58 of Tiwaripur ward in Chakeri in Kanpur, voters said that no
matter which button they pressed, votes were being registered for the BJP. They
alleged that they complained to the electoral officer, but voting was not
stopped. As soon as the news spread, workers of opposition parties started
shouting slogans outside the booth. However, authorities said the returning
officer of booth was immediately removed and EVM was also changed after
receiving complaints.A similar incident was reported from Naubasta area of
Kanpur, where voters said that EVM in booth number 66 people was rigged and the
vote was going to BJP despite different buttons being pressed. Soon, protests
broke out and police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd.In
Gorakhpur, 5 women who were allegedly paid to cast bogus votes were detained.
The women told reporters that they were paid by a person named Anup, who is
still at large. The police refused to comment and said investigations were
ongoing.At ward number 70 in Meerut, many people claimed that their names were
missing from the voter’s list while names of those who were no longer alive
figured on the list. People alleged that most discrepancies in voters’ list
were being reported from Muslim majority areas in the city. Voting was held in
24 districts on Wednesday for the municipal elections. Around 1.09 crore voters
were registered in this phase.
UP civic polls: Claims of 'rigged' EVMs, bogus
voting overshadow election
UP civic body polls: reports of faulty EVMs, clashes
India Today Exposed: How black money is
funding Gujarat's high-stakes Assembly polls
Promises of transparency and EC's limits on
campaign spending have fallen by the wayside in Gujarat as an India Today
investigation found a dark sea of black money might be gushing through the
state for next month's assembly elections. EC has capped expenditure at Rs 28
lakh for each candidate in the fray. Leaders across the political spectrum have
also repeatedly called for "cleaner" politics.But an undercover
investigation by India Today has unravelled a devastating reality -- political
parties riding their luck on hawala cash for Gujarat's high-stake battle.In
their damning confessions caught on tape, some of the state's traditional
diamond couriers called angadias have revealed how political groups have been
using their well-entrenched network to route black money for campaign.Tried and
tested by diamond merchants, angadias have been ferrying gems between Gujarat,
Mumbai and New Delhi for generations. Most of them, in fact, are the backbone
of the industry.But several members of this system disclosed to India Today how
political parties have mobilized their chain to haul unaccounted funds ahead of
Gujarat elections. Ahmedabad's V. Patel Angadia service, one of the state's
leading hawala couriers, admitted that their business has multiplied during current
election season."Cash consignments (we receive) increased from Rs 2-3 lakh
to Rs 15-20 lakh (during this period)," confessed Hitesh Bhai managing the
V. Patel Angadia's office on Ahmedabad's C.G. Road."Which means it's a
turnover of crores every day?" asked an India Today reporter, posing as an
agent of a political party."Yes. This one-and-a-half-month period brings a
windfall for us," Hitesh Bhai answered.Deliveries of cash, he bragged,
have remained undetected by authorities. "We take this risk for higher
profits. But all this has been incident-free so far," the angadia
operative said.Further,he disclosed that some angadia services have become the
trusted hot-spot for corrupt politicians and bureaucrats for hiding their dirty
money."Both politicians and bureaucrats are aware (of what we do). They
all park their money with angadias," said Hitesh Bhai, as he promised to
deliver wads of currency notes to any corner of Gujarat right up to the day
before voting."We will ensure the money is delivered the next day. It will
be delivered a day before (polling). We have done this business already,"
he claimed. "Whatever your money comes to me by the 7th (of Dec), it will
be delivered by the 8th to your destinations."Some of Gujarat's angadia
operators offer solid guarantees for black money transfers, with modest fee in
what appears to be a high-volume, low-margin model of business, India Today's
probe found."When you give us your money, it becomes my responsibility. If
it is not delivered, you can take your cash back from me the very next
day," Hitesh Bhai said.He quoted Rs 1.5 lakh for delivery of Rs 10 crore
in hard cash to any part of Gujarat. "It will be distributed. Whatever
contact person you assign will get the cash," the angadia promised.
We accept formula of Congress, over 50% quota
likely: Hardik Patel
Just few days before Gujarat Assembly
elections, quota spearhead Hardik Patel while hitting BJP on Wednesday said
that the Congress has accepted Patidar leader's demand for reservation."We
accept formula of Congress," Hardik Patel said."Congress will bring
in a bill (on reservation) when they come in power in Gujarat," Hardik
Patel said during a press conference."We are not openly extending support
to Congress, but we will fight BJP. So directly or indirectly, there will be
support to Congress," Hardik Patel said and added, "After coming to
power, more than 50% reservation may be given.""Fight against BJP is
necessary. Our conveners are being offered Rs 50 lakh to break away with
PAAS," he said.I have been called an 'agent'. I won't be contesting
elections for the next 2.5 years. BJP spending Rs 200-3300 crores to field
independent candidates so that they don't join Congress," Hardik Patel
alleged."We never asked for any ticket. Also, there is no conflict within
PAAS," Patel clarified."We have never appealed to anyone to vote for
Congress, but since they are talking about our rights, we leave it on people to
decide," Hardik Patel further said.ABP LIVE
Firing on kar sevaks in 1990 was necessary for
country’s unit and integrity: Mulayam
Lucknow:Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh
Yadav today justified his order to open fire on kar sevaks marching towards
Ayodhya in 1990, saying if even more people were required to be killed for the
country's unity and integrity, the security forces would have done it. "if
even more people were required to be killed for the sake of country's unity and
integrity, the security forces would have done it," he said while
addressing the SP headquarters where his 79th birthday was celebrated in a
grand manner, sending a message that all is well in the party. PTI
Court examines first witness in terror link
case
Cuttack: District and Sessions Judge Court
here on Tuesday recorded the statement of a witness in Abdul Rehman’s
case. Salim Khan alias Ramjan of
Gujarpur was the first witness who was examined in connection with the terror
link case, said Public Prosecutor Ajit Patnaik. Salim told the court that he
knew Abdul Rehman. He is a Maulavi by profession and being a preacher of Muslim
religion he used to tour different Madrassas, to propagate Islam. Salim also
told the court that he along with Rehman and some others had set up the
Madrassa at Bilteruan village under Tangi police limits where poor Muslim
children were being imparted education related to Islam free of cost.They had
formed a ‘All Harman Trust’ in 2010 to receive donation for running the
Madrassa, the witness told adding that being chief executive of the trust,
Rehman was receiving all donations.The court recorded statement of the witness
and posted the next hearing to Dec.18. newindianexpress
3 terror accused arrested in Calcutta
Calcutta: Police have arrested two Bangladeshi
nationals, believed to have links with a terror outfit in the neighbouring
country, and an Indian associate from outside Chitpore railway station in
Calcutta where they had allegedly met to finalise an arms deal.The arrested
trio were identified as Rizaul Islam alias Sumon, 25, of Kasimnagar in Khulna;
Samsad Mia alias Tanvir alias Tushar Biswas, 26, from Sylhet; and Monotosh Dey
alias Mona da, 46, of Basirhat in Bengal's North 24-Parganas
district."Bangladeshi nationals told us they were members of Ansarullah
Bangla Team.They claimed they were here to procure arms," said deputy
commissioner, special task force, Murlidhar Sharma.The Telegraph
Mulund train blast case: Saquib Nachan
released after completing 10 years in jail
Thane: Saquib Nachan, 2003 Mulund train bomb
blast convict, was released from the Thane jail at 10.45 am on Wednesday, after
completing his 10 years jail term. Nachan was released 5 months before the
actual term. The period was given him as remission for his good behavior.
"I want to be with my family and focus on the business," said
57-year-old convict after reaching home.Hundreds of people, from the apadgah
village, thronged to meet him. Well wishers including old men, youths and
children greeted 'Saquib Bhai', hugged and shook hands. "I was framed in
this case by the police. They framed many innocent youths as well," Nachan
told TOI.Nachan had surrendered in 2002 Mumbai Central, 2003 Vile Parle and
2003 Mulund train blast cases. The court found him guilty of illegally possessing
an AK-56 rifle and sentenced him to 10 years jail term last year.Nachan has 3
children, 2 sons and a daughter. Some locals feel that 'Saquib Bhai' was framed
in the case since he was doing a lot of social work. "I was booked in
three murder cases in 2002 and have been acquitted in all the cases,"
added Nachan.Food was being prepared for the visitors and some locals and a
youth was distributing sweets to everyone gathered outside Nachan's
residence.TOI
Stuck in Manipur jail for 5 years, Rohingyas
seek UN help
Guwahati: Mohammed Hussain was 19 when he was
caught entering India illegally from Myanmar in February 2012.His term expired 6
months later, but Myanmar Govt’s reluctance to accept him and 13 others made
him spend five years more at the central jail in Sajiwa here.Hussain fled
Rawayungdaung village in Myanmar’s Rakhine state when the violence was
sporadic. “I want freedom but I have no place to call home,” he said.He wants
to stay back in India as refugee, as do six others who had crossed over with
him. Among them is Salamatullah, from Alichong in Myanmar’s Buthidaung
district. “They killed my father and six brothers. I wonder if I am lucky to
have survived,” said the 35-year-old, yearning to meet survivors of his family in
Bangladesh.The narrative is similar for seven more Rohingyas caught sneaking in
later. They want to be either sent to Bangladesh, where they can hope to meet
whoever survived the carnage in Myanmar, or taken to a refugee camp in
Delhi.“The Manipur-based Human Rights Law Network has helped us register our
jailed brethren in Imphal with the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees here, but things are moving slow. We have been told to wait till the
Supreme Court gives a decision in a case related to the refugees,” Nizamuddin,
chairman of Rohingya Refugee Committee told HT from New Delhi.Nizamuddin said
there are about 17,000 UNHCR-registered Rohingya refugees in India, including
some 2,200 in various jails such as Sajiwa.“I am not sure how the Indian Govt got the 40,000 figure, making our case more
complicated,” he said.Officials in Manipur said they would be more than happy
to let the Rohingyas go.HT
Centre to reimburse J-K Govt for relief to
those affected in cross-border firing
New Delhi: The ministry of home affairs (MHA)
has decided to reimburse the expenditure incurred by J&K Govt in providing relief to people affected due to
cross-border firing and ceasefire violations.Ministry sources said the new
initiative will provide relief to those suffering losses in terms of damaged
house, agriculture and livestock and the rates will be accorded as per
guidelines of National Disaster Response Force.HT
Martyrs’ widows don’t need to marry bro-in-law
for benefits: Defence Ministry to do away condition
In a major relief to widows of martyrs, Defence
Ministry on Tuesday decided to do away with a condition that they have to marry
the deceased’s brother for being eligible to receive gallantry awards monetary
allowance. Ministry has now decided that the widow can now marry any one and
will still get all the dues, including allowance, till her death.Terming it as
a major step to remove a “regressive” rule, officials said as per the existing
norms, a widow is not entitled to the allowance and other benefits if she
remarried or died. However, if she marries the brother of her deceased husband
and “lives a communal life with the living eligible heir,” the woman are
entitled for family pension.Defence Ministry in a statement said it decided to
scrap the present criteria after several representations to remove the
condition of the widow’s remarriage with the late husband’s brother for
continuation of monetary allowance.The revised condition states that the
allowance shall be admissible to the recipient of the award and on his death to
his widow lawfully married by a valid ceremony. The widow will continue to
receive the allowance until her death. dailypioneer
Left to observe Babri mosque demolition
anniversary as 'Black Day'
6 Left parties will observe 25th anniversary
of the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on Dec. 6 as 'Black Day' all over
the country. CPI(M), CPI, RSP, AIFB, CPI(ML) and the SUCI(C) today gave a call
to all their units in the country to protest against the "wilful
demolition of the Babri Masjid".PTI
Thousands of farmers stranded in Madhya
Pradesh after train travels 160 km in the wrong direction
Thousands of farmers returning to Kolhapur in
Maharashtra, after attending a rally in New Delhi on Monday, ended up in MP
after the train they were on travelled 160 km in the wrong direction, News18
reported.Railways had booked the Swabhimani Express for farmers from All India
Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, who on Monday attended a demonstration
at Jantar Mantar demanding of debt relief and better support price for their
produce, NDTV reported.The train left Delhi late on Tuesday night and
reportedly got diverted to the wrong tracks at the Mathura station. Instead of
taking the Western Railway route, it ended up on the Central Railway tracks. By
the time the driver realised what had happened, the train was already at the
Banmore station near Gwalior. scroll
In temple, Rahul Gandhi told off for sitting
like namaaz: Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow: Yogi Adityanath, the CM of UP , has derided the temple visits during
Rahul Gandhi's campaign in Gujarat, claiming that the Congress leader was told
off at a temple about "sitting as if he's doing Namaaz".The
saffron-robed priest-politician was replying to a question at an event hosted
by a private news channel in Lucknow when he made the comment."Rahul
Gandhi is going to different temples in Gujarat. I am very happy...his mind is
cleansing' .... I feel like laughing and also feel sad that ‘poor thing, he
doesn't even know how to sit in a temple'. When he had gone to the Kashi
Vishwanath temple, he was sitting as if he was about to offer namaaz. The
priest had to tell him - this is a temple not a mosque," Yogi Adityanath
said. ndtv
Himachal: Miscreants steal from masjid,
vandalize Quran
Dharamshala: After a Quran was found
desecrated near a Masjid in Sarol area of Chamba district on Tuesday morning,
the district police registered a case against unknown persons for hurting
religious sentiments. Further investigations revealed that the miscreants also
took away with them a sound system and a few other things from the Muslim's
religious centre.SP Virender Tomar told that the incident took place on Monday
night when some people stole things from Masjid — while Quran was found missing
from the spot. The incident was discovered by the people on Tuesday when they
visited masjid. They found the religious book tattered in bushes after which
the police was informed."We have registered a case against the unknown
persons and further investigations are going on," said Tomar. There is
resentment among the people of the community over this incident. SP himself
visited the spot and assured a strict action against the miscreants. timesofindia
Hyderabad HC: Why not digitalise Wakf land
records?
Hyderabad: Questioning the petitioner on what
was the difficulty if the state Govt desired to digitalise records of Wakf land,
the Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday asked the Govt to file counter affidavit on a PIL challenging
the sealing the office of Telangana State Wakf Board. A division bench
comprising Acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice G Shyam Prasad
was dealing with a PIL by city advocate M.A.K. Mukheed challenging the sealing
of the Board office and seizing records.Advocate-General D. Prakash Reddy, said
only four rooms where the land records were stored were sealed, and the other
eight are allowed to function. Mr Muqeeth Qureshi senior counsel appearing for
the petitioner submitted that the Wakf office could not function due to
non-availability of records which were in the sealed rooms.Deccan Chronicle.
Habibullah Basha, doyen of Madras Bar, dies
aged 84
Chennai: Habibullah Basha, one of the finest
jurists belonging to the famed Madras Bar, died in Chennai on Wednesday due to
age-related illnesses. He was 84.The senior lawyer was known for his
philanthropy. Basha was a founder-director of Apollo Hospitals and was patron
of several service and charitable organisations.
Puducherry: Govt to consider interest free
loans to minorities
Puducherry:Social Welfare Minister M.
Kandasamy on Tuesday said the Govt would
examine the proposal to provide interest free loans to minorities.Participating
in the Minorities Day function here, Minister said he would discuss with CM and Minister for Minority Affairs to
facilitate loans without interests for minorities.He added that several schemes
have not reached the public due to the fund crunch the Union Territory has been
facing over the past one year. “Problems have increased due to demonetisation
and GST. Several people have suffered without money. People have to understand
that Puducherry is facing a severe fund crunch and the Govt is striving to overcome the hurdles,” he said. thehindu
WORLD
Ex-Bangladesh Jamaat Islami MP, 5 others
sentenced to death 1971 war crimes case
International
Crimes Tribunal,Bangladesh (ICT,B) on Wednesday sentenced 6 people of Gaibandha
to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in
1971, reports UNB.With Abdul Latif in the dock, the 3-member tribunal led by
judge Md Shahinur Islam pronounced the judgment at 11:45am. The 6 convicts are Bangladesh
Jamaat Islami leader and former lawmaker
Abdul Aziz, Md Ruhul Amin alias Monju, Md Abdul Latif, Abu Muslim Mohammad Ali,
Md Nazmul Huda, and Md Abdur Rahim Miah. Among them, only Abdul Latif is now in
jail and the rest is on the run.They were awarded death sentences for two
charges -- 2 and 3 -- out of three charges while imprisonment unto death for
another charge -- number 1.“All three charges brought against them were
proved,” said prosecutor of the case Syed Saidul Haque Sumon.Earlier on 23 Oct.,
the tribunal concluded the hearing of arguments from both sides and kept the
verdict pending for any day.ICT,B - a domestic tribunal set up in 2009 shortly
after the assumption of power by Bangladesh Awami Leauge to investigate and
prosecute suspects for the crimes against humanity committed in 1971 - has
awarded death penalties to several opposition top figures.Opposition BNP and
its ally Jamaat-e-Islami have all along been claiming that the trials were
politically motivated.In a press release sent to the media, Bangladesh
Jamaat-e-Islami’s acting ameer Mujibur Rahman claimed, “Maulana Abdul Aziz was
involved in no crimes against humanity. He has rather fallen prey to Govt’s
political vendetta.”He further alleged Awami League Govt has “made an arrangement to punish him by
filing false cases against him, failing to face him [Abdul Aziz] politically”. “We
condemned and protested at this conspiracy of the Govt in strongest term,” added the acting Jamaat
chief. Prothom Alo
Pakistan releases Hafiz Saeed from house
arrest
Islamabad: Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, blamed for
the 2008 Mumbai attack, has been set free by a Pakistani court, his
spokesperson has said. He is likely to be freed by Thursday.On Wednesday, a
judicial review body of the Lahore High Court rejected a Govt request to renew his detention for a further
90 days, his spokesman Nadeem Awan said. "When the Govt was not able to present any evidence to
justify [Saeed's] continued detention, the court ordered his release when his
current detention order expires [on Thursday]," said Awan."He will be
a free man."Al Jazeera.
Lebanon’s PM Hariri puts resignation on hold
after returning to Beirut
Lebanese PM Saad al-Hariri said on Wednesday that he was
putting on hold the unexpected resignation he had announced on Nov. 4 while on
a visit to Saudi Arabia, the BBC reported.The temporary suspension of the
resignation came after Hariri finally returned to Lebanon on Tuesday night and
met President Michel Aoun. He denied speculation that Saudi Arabia had forced
him to step down from the post and had detained him.President Aoun had earlier
not accepted Hariri’s resignation and asked him to resign in person, fearing
that the announcement may have been made under pressure from Saudi Arabia.
After days of speculation and a visit to France, Hariri promised to return to
Lebanon, where he took part in Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday.After
their meeting, Hariri said he was asked to put his resignation “on hold ahead
of further consultations”. scroll
Lebanon PM Saad Hariri 'suspends' resignation:
BBC
Abbas ready for ‘historic’ peace deal under
Trump
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud
Abbas said yesterday that he is ready for an “historic” peace deal with Israel
under US President Donald Trump’s patronage, the Anadolu Agency reported.During
a speech delivered in the Spanish parliament, Abbas renewed his calls for the
establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East
Jerusalem as its capital, where the Palestinians can live peacefully side by
side with the state of Israel.Trump’s administration has said that it is
seeking to revive the peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis after a
stalemate of more than three years.Abbas called for the Spanish Govt to recognise Palestine. “It is not reasonable
that a states which believes in the 2-state solution only recognises one state
– Israel.” middleeastmonitor
Fatah attempts to overturn Palestinian
consensus in Cairo talks
Fatah is insisting on overturning the
Palestinian consensus during talks in Cairo and impose its own agenda in an
attempt to avoid discussing strategic issues such as elections, the unity Govt,
security,PLO and social reconciliation, Al-Resalah newspaper reported
yesterday.While taking over control of the Gaza Strip, Fatah leaders delivered
remarks that were considered a prelude the movement’s position and inability to
shift on its opinions.Member of Fatah Central Committee Jamal Muhaisen, for
example, said that the current Govt led
by Rami Hamadallh, would remain active. PA and Fatah chief Mahmoud Abbas also
said that his own political programme would be the reference for any
Palestinian Govt . middleeastmonitor
UNRWA removes Palestine map, Jerusalem images
from school books
Jordanian MPs said that the UN Relief Works
Agency (UNRWA) had removed a map of Palestine and images of Jerusalem images
from its schools in Jordan, Quds Press reported Monday.Some 22 MPs sent a
letter to the Jordanian Govt to deal
with the “violations” of the UNRWA’s Operation Director David Roger, noting
that the “violations” defame Palestinian identity.According to Quds Press, the
MPs also called for the Jordanian Govt to take action against the UNRWA’s systematic
reduction of its services for Palestinian refugees.The MPs also said that
UNRWA’s “violations” regarding Palestine and Jerusalem do not only harm
Palestinians, but Jordanians too. middleeastmonitor
Palestinian Professors strike over row with PA
Professors from Palestinian universities
across the Gaza Strip and West Bank went on a one day strike, Monday, to
protest the withdrawal of Palestinian Authority (PA) ministry of education and
higher education from financial and administrative agreements reached in 2008,
reports Quds Press. Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors
and Employees (PFUUPE) called for the strike on Monday, as well as organising
protests in front of the head office of the PA ministerial council in
Ramallah.Speaking to Quds Press, the head of the PFUUPE, Amjad Barham, said:
“We agreed on almost all issues with the Govt a few days ago, but the Council of High
Education did not approve the agreement. Therefore, the union decided to take
action on Monday and Wednesday of this week and Monday and Tuesday next week.” middleeastmonitor
W. Bank Palestinians target of frequent
attacks: Report
Ramallah:At least 100 attacks on Palestinians
-- by Israeli forces and/or Jewish settlers -- were recorded in the occupied
West Bank this harvest season, including attacks on farmers and their olive
groves, a new report asserts.In a report released this week, the Commission to
Resist Colonization and the Separation Wall (affiliated with Ramallah-based
Palestinian Govt) cites 56 separate attacks on Palestinian farmers in the West
Bank -- and another 44 attacks on Palestinian olive groves -- during the
current olive harvest season.“Israeli authorities are pursuing a scorched-earth
policy as part of its plan to expand [Jewish-only] settlements and build its
racist wall of annexation,” the report states, referring to the massive
separation barrier that Israel is erecting across the West Bank.
Violence unacceptable even in Israel: Ex-Saudi
minister
Former Saudi Justice Minister, Mohammed bin
Abdul Karim Al-Issa, has denounced violence including in Israel, Israeli
Ma’ariv newspaper reported yesterday.“Any act of violence or terrorism that
tries to hide behind the religion of Islam has no justification, not even in
Israel,” the paper quoted Al-Issa as saying.Maariv said the remarks by Al-Issa,
who serves as the Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, was an attempt
to “remove from Saudi Arabia the image of the state sponsor of terrorism and
extremist Islamic organisations, such as a Daesh”. middleeastmonitor
Deadly car bombing strikes Iraq's Tuz Khurmatu
A suicide car bombing has killed at least 20
people in Tuz Khurmatu, a town in Salaheddin province in northern Iraq,
according to local security and medical sources.Dozens more were wounded in
Tuesday's attack near a marketplace in Tuz Khurmatu, south of Kirkuk and home
to a mixed Arab, Kurdish and Turkmen population. aljazeera
Iraq uncovers mass grave in Kirkuk: Governor
Kirkuk :A mass grave was uncovered in Iraq’s
northern Kirkuk province, according to the local governor on Wednesday.The
grave contains the remains of dozens of unidentified bodies in Leylan town, 15 kms
north-east of Kirkuk, Rakan Saeed said."The remains are believed to belong
to the victims of unsolved murders that have taken place in the province since
2003," he said.Saeed said local authorities were working to identify the
victims in the mass grave. Iraqi forces have recently moved into Kirkuk and
several parts of the country “disputed” between Baghdad and Kurdish Regional Govt
(KRG) after the latter held an illegitimate referendum in September on
secession from Iraq. Anadolu agency
Iranian President Declares End of Islamic
State:Reuters
Beirut: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday in an address broadcast live on
state TV. A senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Major General
Qassem Soleimani, also declared the end of Islamic State in a message sent to
the country’s supreme leader Tuesday which was published on Sepah News, the
news site of the Guards.Videos and pictures of Soleimani, who commands the Quds
Force, the branch of the Guards responsible for operations outside of Iran’s
borders, at frontline positions in battles against Islamic State in Iraq and
Syria have been posted frequently by Iranian media in recent years.The
Revolutionary Guards, Iran's most powerful military force which also oversees
an economic empire worth billions of dollars, has been fighting in support of
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and central Govt in Baghdad for several years.More than a
thousand members of the Guards, including senior commanders, have been killed
in Syria and Iraq.
Air attacks kill dozens in Syria’s besieged
Eastern Ghouta
Attacks on a besieged rebel-held suburb of the
Syrian capital intensified over the past week, killing more than 80 civilians. The
volunteer rescue group Syria Civil Defence said more than 200 air attacks have
hit the Eastern Ghouta region of rural Damascus since last Tuesday. aljazeera
Resigned Syrian opposition figure: We were
asked to accept Assad or leave
A member of Syrian opposition’s High
Negotiations Committee, Suheir Al-Atassi, who resigned from her post said there
was international pressure to force the opposition to accept that Syrian
President Bashar Al-Assad will remain in power.Al-Atassi stressed that she,
along with the committee members, had resigned in opposition of this
proposal.The head of the Syrian opposition’s High Negotiations Committee, Riyad
Hijab, chief negotiator, Mohamed Sabra, Al-Atassi and eight others members
announced on Monday that they had resigned from the committee ahead of Riyadh
Conference scheduled for today. middleeastmonitor
Call for Amnesty Turkey head's release as
trial resumes
A group of more than 70 musicians, artists,
activists and politicians have called on Turkey to drop "terrorism"
charges against 11 human rights activists. Amnesty International said an open
letter making the call was signed by musicians Sting and Peter Gabriel,
whistle-blower Edward Snowden and artist Ai Weiwei among others.Their demands
included the release of Taner Kilic, Amnesty chairperson in Turkey, whose
trial, alongside the others detained, was set to resume on Wednesday. The open
letter called the accusations towards the rights activists
"outlandish" and "politically motivated".Kilic was detained
in June in the western city of Izmir for using ByLock, an encrypted
communication software which the Govt says is used by members of an outlawed group
led by Fethullah Gulen, a US-based self-exiled religious leader who the Govt blames for last year's coup attempt. aljazeera
Egypt MPs call on Sisi to release innocent
jailed minors
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20171122-egypt-mps-call-on-sisi-to-release-innocent-jailed-minors/
Egyptian MPs called on President Abdel Fattah
Al-Sisi to order the release of hundreds of innocent youths locked up in jails,
saying that their detention harms the state.Head of the parliament’s Human
Rights committee, Alaa Abed, said: “Our youth did not find anyone to care about
them. All of us must cooperate and work for their release by raising a parole
request to the president in order to pardon them.”The calls came during a
meeting in parliament held to discuss the role of culture and why youths become
“extremists”. middleeastmonitor
US declares ‘ethnic cleansing’ against
Rohingya in Myanmar
US declared the ongoing violence against
Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be “ethnic cleansing” on Wednesday, putting more
pressure on the country’s military to halt a brutal crackdown that has sent
more than 600,000 refugees flooding over the border to Bangladesh.Secretary of
State Rex Tillerson blamed Myanmar’s security forces and “local vigilantes” for
what he called “intolerable suffering” by the Rohingya. Although the military
has blamed Rohingya insurgents for setting off the crisis, Tillerson said that
“no provocation can justify the horrendous atrocities that have ensued.”AP
Greece to confront controversy over historic
sharia law
Athens:On Greece's rural border with Turkey, a
sizeable Muslim minority has lived for decades, regulating their family affairs
under Islamic sharia law, a legacy traced back to century-old treaties.Now, the
leftist Govt of PM Alexis Tsipras has announced plans to make
sharia optional for such disputes, following recurring criticism by rights
groups and a looming ruling by the European court of human rights.Tsipras last
week said his administration would pass legislation to allow litigants to opt
for a Greek court to resolve family disputes, instead of appealing to Islamic
jurists known as muftis.For family law matters, Greek Muslims generally seek
recourse to muftis for things like divorce, child custody and inheritance.
Rights groups say it is a system that frequently discriminates against
women.Similar fears are raised in Britain, where so-called sharia councils have
operated in an unofficial capacity for over 30 years. outlookindia
UN court convicts Ratko Mladic of genocide
over Bosnia's horrors
The Hague: UN's Yugoslav war crimes tribunal
convicted Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic on Wednesday of
genocide and crimes against humanity, and sentenced him to life in prison for
atrocities during Bosnia's 1992-1995 war. Mladic, 75, was found guilty of
commanding forces responsible for crimes including the worst atrocities of the
war _ the deadly three-year siege of the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, and 1995
massacre of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the eastern enclave of
Srebrenica, which was Europe's worst mass killing since World War II. A 3-judge
panel at the court formally known as the International Criminal Tribunal for
the Former Yugoslavia convicted Mladic of 10 of 11 counts in a dramatic climax
to a groundbreaking effort to seek justice for the wars in the former
Yugoslavia. AP
Robert Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe's president
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has
submitted his resignation after nearly 4 decades as the country's leader. Mugabe
defied demands to step down for almost a week after a military takeover and
expulsion from his own ruling ZANU-PF party but stepped down on Tuesday, just
as parliament started proceedings to impeach him.Cheers broke out at a special
session of parliament as speaker Jacob Mudenda read out Mugabe's resignation
letter."I Robert Gabriel Mugabe in terms of section 96 of the constitution
of Zimbabwe hereby formally tender my resignation...with immediate
effect," said Mudenda, reading the letter.The news also sparked scenes of
jubilation in the capital, Harare, as large crowds cheered, danced and sang
celebrating Mugabe's departure for hours."People are coming out onto the
streets, they are calling this day Independence Day," Al Jazeera's Haru
Mutasa, reporting from Harare, said. "It's getting chaotic," she
added. "Some people still can't believe this has happened. People say they
are really excited and hoping for a better future." aljazeera
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