If I may, I think that one has the right to discuss about his ideas concerning freedom, liberty etc. . An individual has the right to his own opinion. Only thing is he does not have the right to snatch other's life and property or freedom. Having said that, if someone has snatched his life or property, he may as well have the right to defend himself against such crime and give vent to his opinion. The only point to be discussed is whether in the context of a factual matrix a particular action can be termed as crime or not. Do we eulogise Bhagat Singh as a patriot or condemn him as a terrorist? Can we support a government action to dispossess a big chunk of population from their land and livelihood for the cause of big business and generation of paltry employment? Judgment on such contentious issues will depend upon the relative position and therefore, the outlook of the onlooker. A condemnation from a particular quarter that has a vested interest does not clinch an issue in one way or the other. Even if Mr. Bordoloi has posed as Ruby Bhuyan or for that matter anyone, it may be sedition from one point of view only, that of the present Indian State, but we should also be aware of the fact that boundaries of the states and countries keep on changing all over the world. There is nothing sacrosanct about these things in so far as history is concerned. Prior to the British there was Moghul empire, then British India, after that India and Pakistan, then Bangladesh, then vanishing trick done by Sikkim, all these are parts of history and therefore there can be no cut and dried principle to decide the culpability of a person's action in such a milieu. It is always contextual. My only point is whether Mr. Bordoloi or for that matter anyone posing as Ruby Bhuyan or whatever, committed any crime towards other human beings in the context of civilisation?
umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: C-da, I may not be sure of the crime but it does appear that the ULFA newsletter is written and published by Mr Bordoloi - who perhaps is the Ruby Bhuyan who is supposed to send it to AssamNet etc. Umesh Chan Mahanta wrote: I read and I was quite amused by desi-justice represented by whoever made the following statements: >Investigators claimed to have detected documents in the sent folder ----- *** That must therefore be unimpeachable proof , right? Question is of WHAT? Does it prove that Lachit Bordoloi has been involved in forgery? If so, WHO is making the complaint? Arabinda Rajkhowa, or the Kolkata rag, or Kharkhowa police? >was arrested last month on charges of helping Ulfa under the cover >of being a mediator for peace.-- *** Wow! That must be an awful crime, since he would be unique. Or would he? Anyone who has half a workinbg brain should be able to figure that out. Or so I hope. >The officer said there was also evidence of Bordoloi distributing >Freedom, the Ulfa mouthpiece. *** Heh-heh-heh! This is hilarious. >A senior police officer said investigators were almost sure that >Bordoloi "generated" the incriminating >documents. "These were found >in the sent folder and not in the inbox, implying that Bordoloi had >been >generating these documents. They did not come from Ulfa." **** No wonder these guys can never get a conviction on anything. Imagine 'almost sure ' as a proof presented in a court of law that is slightly higher in the scale than a kangaroo variety and get a conviction. Further more, WHAT crime would it be to 'forge' an Arabinda Rajkhowa document--since according to the 'almost sure' crowd they did not come from ULFA ? It will be interesting to find out, won't it? Burt I won't hold my breath. >The officer said the police had built a strong case against >Bordoloi, based on evidence and >confessions by people he was >associated with. *** Right! Those confessions must be very reliable. Like what earned a death sentence for that Kashmiri-- (what's his name?) allegedly for shooting up the Parliament building. Except that that world bore down on India, seeing what a travesty that was. I don' t see anyone clamoring for that speedy execution any more. >Sources in the home department said more cases would be registered >against Bordoloi to ensure that >he remained in custody. *** Thats how desi-justice has always worked, hasn't it? Imprison those -- mete out out punishment--on the sly, since they can't get anyone convicted thru a system of ordinary justice. >>"We have more explosive charges against Bordoloi and are looking >>for evidence," *** Of course! And assmnetters going ga-ga over it? Shame on you .! >- Police slap more charges on Bordoloi A STAFF REPORTER Lachit Bordoloi Guwahati, March 2: Arrested rights activist and Ulfa-appointed mediator Lachit Bordoloi had been emailing statements on the outfit's behalf to the media with chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa's scanned signature on them, police said today. Investigators claimed to have detected documents in the sent folder of Bordoloi's email account - they accessed it on his laptop - with the Ulfa chairman's signature on them. The People's Consultative Group member, also an adviser to the Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti, was arrested last month on charges of helping Ulfa under the cover of being a mediator for peace. He is in judicial custody. A senior police officer said investigators were almost sure that Bordoloi "generated" the incriminating documents. "These were found in the sent folder and not in the inbox, implying that Bordoloi had been generating these documents. They did not come from Ulfa." What is not known is whether Rajkhowa authorised Bordoloi to use his signature on documents meant to be circulated on Ulfa's behalf. The police have registered a second case against him for abetting, aiding and endorsing the views of a proscribed organisation. The officer said there was also evidence of Bordoloi distributing Freedom, the Ulfa mouthpiece. "All the evidence is there on his laptop." A police search of Bordoloi's Guwahati residence on February 9 yielded the laptop and some other materials. He was arrested two days later in Moran, based on the confessions of two arrested Ulfa militants. Bordoloi was charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act with "having a role in collecting funds for Ulfa" and under sections 120B and 121 of the IPC for "waging war against the state". The officer said the police had built a strong case against Bordoloi, based on evidence and confessions by people he was associated with. The MASS finance secretary, Judhajit Das, said in a Rangia court that Bordoloi had asked him to help some Ulfa militants ferry arms and explosives. When Das declined, the arrested leader allegedly asked him to get in touch with a MASS leader from Darrang who had agreed to do the job. Sources in the home department said more cases would be registered against Bordoloi to ensure that he remained in custody. "We have more explosive charges against Bordoloi and are looking for evidence," one of them said. At 9:59 AM -0500 3/3/08, Ram Dhar wrote: >pls read >http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080303/jsp/northeast/story_8972344.jsp >forum moderators may read this , 100s of us receive the same >e-mail content coz we are subscribed to this forum.... >[EMAIL PROTECTED] my be held accountable for facilitating >it as well ............... > > ..I could be wrong... 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