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The Commons' concern at activist's arrest

Special Correspondent

CHENNAI: The House of Commons in a resolution stated that it was concerned at the arbitrary arrest of the human rights activist and general secretary of the Chhattisgarh unit of the People's Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL), Binayak Sen, in India.

Noting with concern that the arrest had taken place in the aftermath of the alleged involvement by the police in the unlawful killing of 12 Adivasis or tribal people, the June 7 resolution said despite these allegations being substantiated by a police inquiry, the State Government refused to approve the prosecution of those suspected to be involved. The resolution further noted that this had occurred in the context of an escalation of violence between Maoist rebels and the Salwa Judum militia, which is widely believed to be sponsored by the State Government.

The resolution supported the call of the Amnesty International for the State Government to release Dr. Sen immediately unless he is charged with a recognisably criminal offence and take urgent steps to end the harassment of the other human rights defenders in the State.

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