Ram Jethmalani is appearing in defense of Kanimozhi in the CBI court. Prima facie he has every right to defend whomever he wants to defend as a professional lawyer. A few ethical questions may be involved. But ethics should not trifle with professional choice. Atleast it is so in the view of some maverick advocates.
Jethmalani has argued that 1) Raja and Sharath Kumar are responsible for the scam of unlawful routing of money and 2) Kanimozhi was unaware of the money transaction. Thank God, there is now admission of a scam.
Kanimozhi has pleaded for her bail on the ground that she is a lady and that she is an MP. These two qualities neutralise each other. Chivalry demands sympathetic treatment of women. Accountability and governance require that an MP is held accountable to higher standards of behaviour and therefore not eligible for any discriminatory and sympathetic treatment. Jethmalani also argues that her "clean record" so far must entitle her to bail. Apparently all first-time offenders irrespective of seriousness of the crime must be rewarded with bail !
Court orders on the bail application are expected on or after 14th May. Tamilnadu assembly election results will be known on 13th May. Further proceedings will depend on the outcome of the election. We need to be extremely gullible to hope for justice in our political system.
What can one think of the following argument? Does it not indirectly acknowledge that all acts of offence have been covert? It appears that Jethmalani is only leading the Karunanidhi family down the garden path.
"My misfortune is that I am Karunanidhi's daughter and an MP. I have 20 per cent shares in Kalaignar TV. Show me one overt act of mine which relates to the offence," Kanimozhi had submitted.
Jethmalani has argued that 1) Raja and Sharath Kumar are responsible for the scam of unlawful routing of money and 2) Kanimozhi was unaware of the money transaction. Thank God, there is now admission of a scam.
Kanimozhi has pleaded for her bail on the ground that she is a lady and that she is an MP. These two qualities neutralise each other. Chivalry demands sympathetic treatment of women. Accountability and governance require that an MP is held accountable to higher standards of behaviour and therefore not eligible for any discriminatory and sympathetic treatment. Jethmalani also argues that her "clean record" so far must entitle her to bail. Apparently all first-time offenders irrespective of seriousness of the crime must be rewarded with bail !
Court orders on the bail application are expected on or after 14th May. Tamilnadu assembly election results will be known on 13th May. Further proceedings will depend on the outcome of the election. We need to be extremely gullible to hope for justice in our political system.
What can one think of the following argument? Does it not indirectly acknowledge that all acts of offence have been covert? It appears that Jethmalani is only leading the Karunanidhi family down the garden path.
"My misfortune is that I am Karunanidhi's daughter and an MP. I have 20 per cent shares in Kalaignar TV. Show me one overt act of mine which relates to the offence," Kanimozhi had submitted.
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"Court orders on the bail application are expected on or after 14th May. Tamilnadu assembly election results will be known on 13th May. Further proceedings will depend on the outcome of the election. We need to be extremely gullible to hope for justice in our political system".
I agree. Though the honourable CBI judge had said orders were posted for 14th, it is now further put off to 20th. Sad, but true: we are gullible.
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