Not so stellar in protecting personal liberty
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March 05, 2021 15:48 IST
The outcomes from the judiciary in the defence of liberty, free thought and speech seem to be far from routine
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The outcomes from the judiciary in the defence of liberty, free thought and speech seem to be far from routine
A pair of recent rulings gave us a glimmer of hope that the judiciary might yet serve as a tribune of people’s rights. The first was the acquittal of the journalist, Priya Ramani, on charges of criminal defamation. A Delhi court, in discharging her of the accusations, recognised that a woman’s right to dignity superseded any claims over reputation. The court also held that a survivor of sexual harassment had the freedom to place her grievance at any point of time after the occurrence of the event and on any platform of her choice.
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Michael Reps, the NZ-based director of Pegasus Markets Ltd, says he wants to pay back his debt to society. Photo / Sam Hurley
Michael Reps, the NZ-based director of Pegasus Markets Ltd, says he wants to pay back his debt to society. Photo / Sam Hurley
A director of a derivatives trading firm has been described as a gun for hire whose actions risked damaging New Zealand s reputation as a safe place to do business. Pegasus Markets Ltd and its NZ-based director Michael Reps were criminally charged in 2018 by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) with breaching the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act (FSP Act).
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