Probe Agency Opposes Activist Stan Swamy's Bail Plea, Calls Him Maoist

The Elgar Parishad case accused, Stan Swamy, is a "Maoist" who engaged in activities to spread Maoism, and is part of a "deep rooted controversy to overthrow the government,", the National Investigating Agency has said.

The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has opposed the bail plea filed by Jesuit priest and activist Stan Swamy in the Bombay High Court, saying the Elgar Parishad case accused was a "Maoist" who engaged in activities to spread Maoism, and that he was part of a "deep rooted controversy to overthrow the government." The central agency urged the HC to dismiss the plea of Stan Swamy, 84, saying his allegations of fabricated evidence, his denial of having played any role in the said conspiracy and other charges against him, were all "endeavours to confuse truth with falsehood, and to create a mist around the evidence and reality." In an affidavit filed in the HC earlier this week, the NIA opposed the appeal filed by Stan Swamy through his counsel, senior advocate Mihir Desai, in which the priest had challenged a special court's order denying him bail on health grounds as well as on merits in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. Stan Swamy, who has told the HC on several occasions that he suffers from advanced stage of Parkinson's disease (a brain disorder) and many other ailments, is currently undergoing treatment at a Mumbai-based private hospital, where, as per the hospital report, his condition is "critical" and he is in "need of intensive care."