Hyderabad court acquits AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi in 2004 hate speech case
India Today
A special court in Hyderabad on Tuesday acquitted AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi in a 2004 hate speech case.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader and MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi has been acquitted by a special court in Hyderabad in connection with a "hate" speech case registered against him in 2004.On Tuesday, the Special Sessions Court for trial of MPs/MLAs acquitted Akbaruddin Owaisi after it found him not guilty of the offences/allegations against him.
Chandrayangutta MLA Akbaruddin had allegedly made a “communally inciting speech” at a public meeting in 2004 during election campaigning. Following this, a case was registered under relevant IPC sections against him on a complaint from a police official, saying he tried to instigate the public.
