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Sunday, April 10, 2005
When the truth is not a valid defence
Tavleen Singh writes in the Indian Express:
And indeed, Tavleen concludes that the lawyer was right. Read the full thing.
Last Sunday was the first time in nearly twenty years of the Fifth Column’s existence that it did not appear. The reason for its absence was that I wrote a description of a morning spent in a Mumbai court that this newspaper’s legal department believes would have landed me in jail for contempt. "It’s not that what you’re saying is not true," explained one of our lawyers, "it’s that the truth does not amount to a valid defense when it comes to contempt. Besides, you’re attacking the judges when the conditions you describe are really the fault of the government."
And indeed, Tavleen concludes that the lawyer was right. Read the full thing.
