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Sharjeel imam latest news: The accused in a case of riots in Delhi in February 2020, Shaziil Imam argued in the High Court on Thursday that he had no ‘relationship with the place, time and co-accused, including Omar Khalid. Imam’s lawyer urged the bench of Justice Naveen Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur to show ‘compassion’ while deciding on his bail plea.
The lawyer said that there was never any unrest in his speeches and conversations on WhatsApp. Imam’s lawyer said, ‘This boy has spent more than five consecutive years in custody. He (family) is the only one to earn. His old mother is ill and is not her father.
Imam did not participate in any ‘conspirator’ meeting- lawyer
The lawyer reiterated that he was not in the capital after 15 January 2020 and was arrested by the police on January 28, 2020 in a separate case from his hometown in Bihar. He argued that because of this the Imam did not participate in any ‘conspirator’ meeting with others.
The case of conspiracy of the prosecution is based on the messages exchanged among the accused. Imam’s lawyer refused to negotiate with him, saying that he was not in the alleged main WhatsApp group, where the flywheel jam was discussed. The lawyer said that there was no such message in the WhatsApp group which the Imam was part of the ‘going to incite violence from far away’.
The lawyer said, “Not a single message was shown to know that one community was raised against another community. A proof of violence, 40 evidence of non -violence demolish the prosecution case.” The lawyer argued that a witness alleged that he ‘belongs to Omar Khalid and some other accused’, but the Imam had no such relationship.
There was no violence after his speeches- a lawyer
The Imam’s lawyer said that his client is already under trial in matters related to treason and disgusting speech, in which he has got bail. He said that judicial decisions have found that there was no violence after his speeches. In the context of the police case, which stated that he raised the site of Shaheen Bagh demonstration, the lawyer argued that the Imam had separated himself from the site on January 2, 2020, that some mischievous elements could include there.
The lawyer says that the matter should not be ‘mixed’ with the violence in Jamia Millia Islamia in December 2019. Omar Khalid, Imam and many others have been booked under the provisions of the illegal activities (prevention) Act (UAPA) and Indian Penal Code for the alleged ‘mastermind’ of the February 2020 riots. In these riots, 53 people were killed and more than 700 were injured. The matter will not be heard on 21 May.