Mohammed Zubair's Plea Against UP Police FIR In Hate Speech Case- Supreme Court Hearing- LIVE UPDATES
Gonsalves : My life is in danger. There are many people advising to kill me. Advising the police to torture me. That is why I am here.
Gonsalves : He is the co-founder of #AltNews, which is a reputed organization tracking hate speech in the country. It is recommended for Nobel Peace Prize this year.
Gonsalves: The next offence is Section 67 IT Act. It refers to the transmission of obscene material. It has nothing to do with this case. And they make such a clamour that they have to take this phone, that phone.
Gonsalves refers to Section 295A - It makes insulting the religion an offence. If this gentleman had insulted the religion, I would not have defended. Here, where is the insult to religion.
Gonsalves: I who capture these hate speeches have been sent to jail. Whatever I said, I admit. Where is the case against me.
Gonsalves : AG says that the statement of Yati Narsinghanand that "those who believe in this system, in these politicians, in the Supreme Court, and in the Army will all die the death of a dog" amounts to lowering the authority of the Court and contempt
Gonsalves : The persons who made hate speech, they have been released on bail. And the person who exposed them, he is in jail. What this country has become?
Gonsalves : They have given police custody saying my phone has to be seized. But I admit my tweet. Why do they need to investigate my phone?
SG : He has to challenge the rejection of bail.
Gonsalves : Mr.Mehta, please wait.
Gonsalves : Where is the crime against religion? Now see, the persons who made hate speech have been released. And I who tweeted this, a secular person, is in jail.
Gonsalves :These persons have been arrested by police for hate speech and released on bail. When I call them hatemongers, I am not wrong.
Gonsalves : Where is the crime against religion? Now see, the persons who made hate speech have been released. And I who tweeted this, a secular person, is in jail.