Speaking on MeToo act of courage, not defamation: Priya Ramani tells court

Speaking on MeToo act of courage, not defamation: Priya Ramani tells court
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Updated: Dec 14, 2020 17:30 IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Journalist Priya Ramani on Monday submitted before a Delhi court that speaking up on #MeToo is not a crime and such acts are of extreme courage that requires celebration and not defamation cases.
Senior Advocate Rebecca John, appearing for Ramani in the defamation case filed against her by former Union Minister MJ Akbar, told Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey that she felt #MeToo gave a platform to women to unburden themselves.
"#MeToo came to India in 2018. It wasn't a crime to speak up on the #MeToo platform. These are acts of extreme courage that require celebration. These are not the acts for which one should face defamation," John said.

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