By TCN News,
New Delhi: Delhi based Committee for the release of political prisoners (CRPP) has condemned the “highhanded, authoritarian attempts of the notorious Special Cell’s attempt to seize the phones of Prof. SAR Geelani, the President of CRPP.”
A press statement by the CRPP took serious note to “the continuing harassment of Prof. SAR Geelani since the illegal execution of Mohd. Afzal Guru.”
It added, “In a highly reprehensible act the fascist, Special Cell of the Delhi Police made an attempt to seize the phones of Prof. SAR Geelani, the President of CRPP today (18 February 2013) morning at his residence in Zakir Nagar. On being asked by Prof. Geelani as to whether they had any written orders for seizing his phones and if so on what grounds the Special Cell officers maintained that they don’t have such written orders. They insisted that they have verbal orders from their senior officials and they will seize the phones of Prof. Geelani. The Special Cell is putting pressure on Geelani to give away his phones.”
“It should be noted that despite the highhanded attempts of the Special Cell on the 9 February 2013 to forcefully take him away from the highway when he was travelling to be kept illegally at an undisclosed location till late in the night and then enforcing an undeclared house arrest on him.”
For a couple of days Prof. Geelani has been making his observations clear before the media regarding the “blatant violations behind the killing of Mohd. Afzal Guru.”
The latest attempt from the Special Cell of the Delhi Police to seize the phones of Prof. SAR Geelani is “yet another desperate attempt to gag him and in that process all dissenting voices against such dastardly acts of the Indian state.”
The CRPP statement added, “We at the CRPP strongly condemn the fascist authoritarian designs of the Special Cell to deny the right to free speech, mobility and freedom of expression of Prof. SAR Geelani. Any such arbitrary and authoritarian attempt of the Special Cell can only invite further condemnation and indignation from the broader sections of the people.”
In protest:
Amit Bhattacharyya, Secretary General
Sujato Bhadra, Vice President
Ajit Bhuyan, Vice President
N. Venuh, Vice President
Kaleem Koya, Vice President
MN Ravunni, Vice President
PA Sebastian, Vice President
Rona Wilson, Secretary, Public Relations