Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 21: The Congress would ask the Supreme Court for a review of the decision to free six defendants in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, according to party sources on Monday. They stated that the petition would be submitted this week.
The administration last week petitioned the Supreme Court for a review of its ruling for the early release of the defendants in the case after receiving criticism from Congress.
“A fresh review application challenging the Supreme Court decision to release the convicts on the grounds set out in the order will be filed on behalf of the party in the next few days,” a party insider said.
Congress to file a fresh review petition in Supreme Court challenging premature release of convicts on the grounds set up in the order in Former PM Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case: Sources
— ANI (@ANI) November 21, 2022
On November 11, the Supreme Court issued an order directing the early release of the six defendants, including R P Ravichandran and Nalini Sriharan, who were given life sentences in the case. It stated that the Tamil Nadu government has that their sentence be commuted.
The four other people who were freed in addition to Nalini and Ravichandran were Santhan, Murugan, Robert Payas, and Jayakumar.
The supreme court also considered the fact that their behaviour while incarcerated was acceptable.
