Addressing reporters at a press conference held at Hotel Woodlands Hall on Feb 24, Thursday, Justice M. F. Saldanha said that the Justice Somashekara Commission..." />
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Justice Somashekara’s report is wrong - Justice M. F. Saldanha

Justice Somashekara’s report is wrong - Justice M. F. Saldanha


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Mangalore, Feb 24: Addressing reporters at a press conference held at Hotel Woodlands Hall on Feb 24, Thursday, Justice M. F. Saldanha said that the Justice Somashekara Commission’s final report is completely wrong.

 

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Speaking further, he said that evidence was not considered and witnesses were not interrogated in a proper manner. Stating that the Christian community has 100 percent authentic documents to prove that police officers used tear gas, which was not required, and because of which 176 people had to get admitted into Fr. Muller Hospital, he said that this was a “fascist operation.”


He also said that an effort has been made to produce a top-quality report—a 100 percent credible report based on the absolute truth, transparent, and unbiased. He also said that there is a powerful indictment of certain police officers and politicians, based on the inevitable facts of this case.


Voicing his opinion about handing over the case to the CBI, Justice Saldanha said that it is better to refrain from involving the CBI because of the lack of officials. He also said that the CBI is overburdened with cases and will take a long time to reach this case.


Criticizing Justice Somashekara, he said that the commission has not even recommended that action should be taken against the culprits.


Justice MF Saldanha, in his 308-page report, prepared for the People’s Union for Civil Liberties and the Transparency International India has held chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and home minister V S Acharya responsible for allowing the attacks to continue.


This sharply contradicts the findings of Justice BK Somasekhara panel, which in its report had trashed the allegations against the state government.


"No real Hindus are behind the church attacks," Justice Somasekhara had said in his report, described as biased by the NGOs, opposition parties and Christian religious leaders.


Justice Saldanha has been scathing in his report about the state’s role. "As far as the role of the chief minister and the home minister are concerned… they have in their official capacity at all times through their conduct and their speeches abetted what had happened," the report says.


The report has provided fresh ammunition to attack the already embattled CM. Union law minister M Veerappa Moily has demanded a CBI probe into the attacks. "The state government appointed panel findings cannot be trusted,": he said.


Leaders such as Alwyn Colaco, Suresh Bhat, and Walter Maben were present during the press conference.


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