No special prosecutor in Assembly ruckus case
The Hindu
Deputy Director of Prosecution will appear for the State
The Opposition demand for a special prosecutor in the politically sensitive Assembly ruckus case has been turned down by the government. K. Balachandra Menon, the Deputy Director of Prosecution, Thiruvananthapuram, will appear for the State when the withdrawal petition filed by State Minister V. Sivankutty, K.T. Jaleel, MLA and four former LDF MLAs in the case comes up for hearing. R. Rekha, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, (CJM), Thiruvananthapuram, will consider the case on August 9. The CJM had earlier dismissed the State government’s plea to withdraw the criminal case booked against the six accused. The Minister will have to face trial in the criminal case if the CJM rejects the compounding petition, legal sources indicated.More Related News