former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain argued earlier a Delhi tribunal connected Friday. (File photo)
Discussing however to protestation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act oregon the National Register of Citizens successful meetings does not magnitude to equipped rebellion oregon insurgency, erstwhile Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain argued earlier a Delhi tribunal connected Friday. The tribunal was proceeding arguments connected framing charges successful the larger conspiracy lawsuit linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
“I had already been arrested for the aforesaid sections applied by the Special Cell connected me…on what justification was I arrested again?” argued advocator Rajiv Mohan, who represented Hussain. Mohan was assisted by advocates Tara Narula and Rishabh Bhati.
Mohan besides argued that the lone grounds against Hussain was the disclosure connection of a co-accused. “There has been nary betterment from Hussain aft the disclosure statements…there is nary grounds to link maine to the larger conspiracy…Even aft 4 years, I americium arguing connected charges earlier the court…The bureau did not person immoderate legally admissible portion of grounds to marque maine a portion of the larger conspiracy,” the counsel added.
Hussain and 17 others successful the lawsuit person been charged nether stringent provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
As per the prosecution, the northeast Delhi riots successful February 2020 were the effect of a months-long “deep-rooted” conspiracy allegedly hatched aft the Citizenship Amendment Bill got a motion from the Union Cabinet successful December 2019.
The “conspiracy” was the alleged instauration of 23 protestation sites that operated “24×7 successful Muslim bulk areas” adjacent to mosques and main roads, according to the prosecution. They besides alleged that earlier the riots of February 2020, a “replica” of the riots took spot successful December 2019 with “similar characters and modus operandi”.