BJP seems to be worried over Jethmalani’s decision to appear before PAC on 2G scam.Here is the man who wanted Pakistan to be involved in Kashmir ,which is a part of India.
Look at some of the cases he represented.
He has a number of high-profile defense cases to his credit as a lawyer (citation). He has taken up unpopular defense cases such as defending the killers of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, people involved in market scams (Harshad Mehta and Ketan Parekh), and a host of gangsters and smugglers including the British citizen Daisy Angus who was acquitted of hashish smuggling after serving 5 years in jail. He has also defended death sentence of Mohammad Afzal a Pakistani terrorist convicted for 2001 Indian Parliament attack.He also defended L.K Advani in Hawla Scam. Recently he was in the news for taking up the defense of Manu Sharma, prime accused in the Jessica Lall murder case, however, he failed to get Manu Sharma acquitted. He is now going to be defending Lalit Modi – IPL Chairman.[3][4][5][6].
- Defense of Indira Gandhi’s killers
- Harshad Mehta‘s defense in stock market scam
- Ketan Parekh‘s defense in stock market scam
- Defended death sentence of Mohammad Afzal
- L K Advani‘s defense in Hawala Scam
- Manu Sharma‘s defense in Jessica Lall murder case
- Amit Shah’s (Gujarat’s former Minister of State for Home) defense in Sohrabuddin fake encounter case.
- Amit Jogi’s defence (son of Ajit Jogi) in the case of Ramavatar Jaggi murder case.
[edit]References
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/08/stories/2010050863661600.htm
- ^ http://www.legallyindia.com/20100507792/The-Bar-and-Bench/breaking-ram-jethmalani-elected-as-scba-president-to-repair-damage-done
- ^ The Indian Express
- ^ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRr5gBa-J8I>
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/iplarticleshow/5845088.cms
- ^ http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/01/05/stories/2003010502270800.htm
Ram Jethmalani (Sindhi: رام جيٺملاڻي राम जेठ्मलानी, born September 14, 1923, in Shikharpurin Sindh (now in Pakistan)) is an Indian politician and an eminent but controversial criminal lawyer known for defending infamous individuals like Harshad Mehta, Manu Sharma,Mohammad Afzal, assassins of Indira Gandhi and Lalit Modi. The family inherits its surname Jethmalani from Shri Jethmal who was an eminent personality in Shikarpur, Pakistan and later a minister in Afghanistan.
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New Delhi, Dec 28 : Refusing to follow his party’s line, eminent lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Ram Jethmalani Tuesday said he can fight the case for convicted rights activist Binayak Sen against the party’s government in Chhattisgarh.
Sen, 59, was Dec 24 held guilty of sedition by a Chhattisgarh court and sentenced to life term. He is a vice president of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties.
“I would do it for him, I would fight for Binayak Sen. No party line says a lawyer should not fight a case,” Jethmalani told CNN-IBN.
http://www.topnews.in/law/i-can-fight-binayak-sens-case-jethmalani-244234
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