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18.07.2017
From
Senthil Arumugam,
General Secretary,
Satta Panchayat Iyakkam,
H42/3, West Avenue, Thiruvanmiyur,
Chennai-600041, Tamilnadu,
8754580274, 8754580270
To
Chief Justice of India,
Supreme Court of India,
New Delhi
Subject : TRANSFER OF JAIL FOR SASIKALA & ABDUL KARIM THELHI - Reg
Respected Chief Justice of India,
On February 14th 2017, the supreme court of India gave judgement in Disproportionate asset case and upheld the trial court's judgement . On Feb 15th, A2-Sasikala surrendered in Parappana Agrahara jail in Bengaluru. This verdict will always be remembered in the history of India as a landmark judgment by establishing the veracity of the judicial institution and also by putting the corrupt high profile politician-criminals behind bar. It also upheld the common people's belief and respect on judicial system.
Unfortunately, the latest developments happening in Parappana Agrahara jail is tarnishing the image of judical system. "Rule of Law" is being challenged by money power. As a custodian of "Rule of Law" in the country, your immediate intervention is needed in the issue. Hence, writing this representation in public interest
Our presentation is about 2 issues happened in the Parappana Agrahara jail .
ISSUE 1: LUXURY FACILITIES IN JAIL CELL
On 13th of July,2017 all newspapers carried the news that the DIG (Prison) D. Roopa of Karnataka had submitted a report to the Director General and the Inspector General of Police (DG-IGP) SatyaNarayanaRao, in which she accused her senior colleagues for accepting a bribe of Rs.2 crore from the AIADMK interim General Secretary V K Sasikala in order to render her preferential treatment at the prison facility.
On 17th July,2017, some photos got published in media which claimed it as Sasikala's jail cell pictures. I'm reproducing an extract from a media report. It explains the luxury facilities given to Sasikala in jail.
"….Bengaluru, 17-07-2017: In what could substantiate the allegations of DIG D. Roopa Moudgil, photos of jailed AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala given special privileges in Parappana Agrahara Central Jail were released to the media on Monday.
It is alleged that five rooms have been allotted to her flouting rules. In another startling bit of information, it is alleged that a woman cook, who was working at Poes Garden, has been illegally kept with Sasikala to cook food for her.
A set of photos showing the five rooms were released to the media and it is alleged that the rooms are used by Sasikala and Ilavarasi. Two rooms are allegedly used as bedrooms, one for cooking, one for meeting visitors and the other for stocking their belongings.
The pictures also reveal that the passage in front of these rooms is barricaded to prevent other inmates from entering the area and thereby disturbing these high-profile prisoners' privacy. It is also seen in the photos that the grills on the parapet of the passage are covered using cloth, so that no others could see what's happening there from outside.
Meanwhile, highly placed sources said that a woman cook, who was earlier working at Poes Garden when former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa was alive, has been illegally made to stay with Sasikala in one of the five rooms."
ISSUE 2: EXTRA PREVILLAGES IN JAIL VISITS to SASIKALA
It was alleged that the AIADMK Chief V K Sasikala (Prisoner No. 9234) had 82 visitors in a span of 107 days ranging from the 16th of February,2017 to 13th of June,2017 at the above mentioned prison facility. This information was exposed by an activist and it was widely published in all medias. (Source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/
As per this article, the under-trials and the convicts are eligible to meet visitors as per the Karnataka Prison Manual and Karnataka Prison Rules. According to these rules, the under-trials are allowed one meeting with their relatives, friends and lawyers a week while the convicts are allowed to have visitors once in 15 days. The above said data regarding visitors to Sasikala and her aides evidently shows the gross violation of existing laws. If these rules were in force, she could have met only 8 visitors. But she met 82 visitors. That is 10 times more than what she is entitled for. From this, we can predict that, Sasikala and her aides have continuously and systematically over stepped the rules with their money and political power. If the data referred in the article is true, then this is a serious issue which supreme court should make note of it and take proper action against it.
Shift Sasikala out of Karnataka Jail:
Hence, we strongly urge the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India to take note of the recent developments at the prison and immediately transfer Sasikala to a more strict prison where it would be impossible for her to defy the rules(Out of Karnataka and Tamilnadu prisons). The same applies to Abdul Karim Thelhi who is also enjoying luxury facility in the same jail.
It is to be noted here, that the DA case was transferred to Karnataka from Tamil Nadu in order to ensure a fair trial which would not have been possible in her home state where deceased was the Chief Minister in 2003. However, the case stretched over 13 years in Karnataka during which it is to be presumed that Sasikala used her money power to develop a strong network with the Karnataka Govt. officials particularly with police,prison officials. Hence, she is able to get luxury facilities in jail. The logic behind shifting the case from Tamilnadu to Karnataka is also applies for shifting her jail from Karnataka to other state(Except Tamilnadu)
Parole Restrictions for Sasikala:
We also request the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India to direct the respective prison authorities to strictly restrict any parole requests from Sasikala in the future as the above said are gross violation of laws by a convict in jail. Entertaining such requests not only defeats the very purpose of jailing the convicts but also shakes up the belief that a common man has on the Indian Judiciary System and Democracy. These kinds of happenings easily sends a misguided message to people that money and muscle overpowers the truth .
Punish the corrruptive officials :
By transferring Sasikala and Thelhi won 't solve the issue. The root cause needs to be addressed. That is, the corrupt officials who allowed these violation should be punished to the maximum extent. The supreme court of India should ensure this to clean the system.
Protect Honest officials :
Supreme court of India should ensure that corrupt officials are punished . At the sametime it should also ensure honest officials who function as « Whistle Blowers » should be encouraged, rewarded and protected.
I hope, you will take appropriate action and will ensure that « RULE OF LAW » is superior than money,muscle and political power.
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