THE WIFE OF JOURNALIST SIDDIQUE KAPPAN HAS WRITTEN A LETTER TO CJI RAMANA SEEKING THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER TO SIDDIQUE FROM MATHURA HOSPITAL TO MATHURA JAIL

25th April 2021

Wife of Journalist Siddique Kappan has written a letter through Adv Wills Mathews on Thursday to CJI Ramana seeking the immediate direction of transfer of Siddique from Mathura hospital to Mathura Jail due to extreme danger to his life. The letter also mentioned the critical condition of the Journalist.

The letter states that Mr Kappan has tested positive for covid 19, he is chained like an animal to a cot, without mobility, he is not able to go to the toilet for the last four days, nor can he eat his food. Moreover, a writ of Habeas Corpus was filed on 6 October 2020, which was supposed to be disposed of on 9 March 2021. It has been still not disposed of despite being listed more than 7 times. Media is the breath of democracy, and it is an attempt for giving breath to a media person who is in jail for the last 6 months. Therefore, the letter prays immediate orders to release Mr Kappan from the Hospital and transfer him to jail as interim relief.

Kerala Union of working journalists has also moved to SC seeking transfer of Mr Kappan to AIIMs for his critical condition.

BACKGROUND

Mr Kappan (along with three others) was arrested under UAPA and sedition while proceeding to cover the alleged gang rape and murder of a Dalit girl in Hathras.

Author: Papiha Ghoshal

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