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 COUNCIL of INDIAN MUSLIMS (UK)
/ PRESS RELEASE
Conviction of Gujarat Riot Culprits Will Re-establish the Credibility of the Judiciary
London, 25 February, 2006: London based advocacy group, Council of Indian Muslims — UK (CIM) has welcomed Indian court’s decision sentencing for life nine of the 17 culprits of the infamous Best Bakery case. They had burnt alive 12 Muslims, during the anti Muslim riots in Gujarat in which more than 3,000 Muslims were killed.
Calling the judgement “The beginning of a new era”, CIM’s chairman Mr Munaf Zeena said, “Being the first ever law court judgement of its kind in post independent India, this will serve as a deterrence to all the criminal minded elements in all the communities.
“Not only will it restore the shaken confidence of the minorities, specially the Muslims, it will also re-establish the credibility of Indian judicial system in the world and will project the country at the world scene as the upholder of law and human values.” Zeena said.
“We congratulate the judges for this historical verdict and salute the courage and commitment of human rights activists, especially social worker Teesta Setalwad and National Human Rights Commission because it were their tireless efforts that made these successful convictions possible.” Zeena continued, “We hope that the blood thirsty criminals responsible for mass rapes and mass murders committed in those hellish days in Gujarat will also face justice in a similar fashion.”
COUNCIL of INDIAN MUSLIMS (UK)
66c Cazenove Road, Stoke Newington, London N16 6AA UK Tel: 020 8806 1147 Fax: 020 8806 6859,
www.coim.org.uk , Email: info@coim.org.uk
For further information please contact Munaf Zeena on 07956335384 «
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