One has to struggle very hard in such a vicious environment, Fr. Cedric Prakash on Teesta Setalvad’s anticipatory bail application

One has to struggle very hard in such a vicious environment, Fr. Cedric Prakash on Teesta Setalvad’s anticipatory bail application

Teesta Setalvad’s anticipatory bail application rejected by Gujarat High Court
New Delhi. On the order of Gujarat High Court rejecting the anticipatory bail application of Teesta Setalwad & others, Fr. Cedric Prakash sj (Director, Prashant- A Centre for Human Rights, Justice and Peace) said that truth and justice will ultimately triumph even if one has to struggle very hard in such a vicious environment.
In a statement Fr. Cedric Prakash said, “It is extremely unfortunate that the anticipatory bail application filed by Ms. Teesta Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand and three others of Gulberg Society – Mr. Tanvir Jafri (son of slain MP Ehsan Jafri), Mr. Feroz Gulzar, Secretary and Mr. Salim Sandhi, Chairman of the Gulberg Society - has today been rejected by the Gujarat High Court. All are aware that the charges are extremely flimsy and fabricated and are surely politically motivated.”
Fr. Cedric Prakash said, “In their response, Ms. Setalvad and the others provided the High Court with extensive, comprehensive and irrefutable evidence as to why they should be given anticipatory bail and the charges be dropped. When those who stand up for truth and justice and are human rights defenders are subject to such blatant harassment, intimidation and even arrest, one surely needs to wonder where the country is heading?”