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| Supreme Court puts on hold release |
| Supreme Court puts on hold release of Rajiv Gandhi's killers
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| INDIA
, 20-February-2014
2:34:0 AM |
| Tamil Nadu's plan to release seven people convicted of killing former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi has led to a legal battle between the state government and the Centre.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Tamil Nadu had been told that its decision was legally untenable, contrary to all principles of justice and "should not be proceeded with."
"The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi was an attack on the soul of India. No government or party should be soft in our fight against terrorism," said the prime minister as the Centre moved the Supreme Court.
On Wednesday, a day after the top court spared three of the convicts, Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan from execution, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced that all seven convicts in the case would be freed and gave the Centre three days to respond to her decision, after which, she said, she would go ahead. (Rajiv Gandhi's killers to be freed if Centre doesn't respond in three days: Jayalalithaa)
The Centre has filed a review petition against the commutation of death sentence and asked the court to stop the release of the convicts till it decides.
The government says Tamil Nadu must take such a decision in concurrence with it as Rajiv Gandhi's assassination was investigated by a central agency, CBI, and under a central law, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act or TADA.
The Jayalalithaa government says it will also go to the court and argue that the killers had been acquitted under the central law.
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