2. Akhil Gogoi walks free, flags misuse of UAPA
Activist-turned-legislator Akhil Gogoi was set free from incarceration on Thursday after a National Investigation Agency special court acquitted him of all charges in the second of two cases related to the 2019 protest in Assam against the citizenship amendment act. The special court had on June 22 dismissed the first case, saying the “NIA failed to prove their guilt”.
The court said: “Protests in a democracy are sometimes seen to take the form of blockades also, even causing inconvenience to citizens. However, it is doubtful whether such blockades for temporary periods, if unaccompanied by any incitement to violence, would constitute a terrorist act within the meaning of Section 15 of the UAPA”
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Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi acquitted by special NIA court in last UAPA case
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