Leniency for convicts, misuse of UAPA draw flak at CPI conference

IN A STRONG critique of the state home department, the district conference of the CPI in Pathanamthitta has raised concerns over the misuse of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the provision of "lenient conditions" for high-profile jail convicts including Kodi Suni, the prime accused in the T P Chandrasekharan murder.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Pathanamthitta

The political report, presented at the three-day meet being held in Konni, asked the ruling front to ensure fairness in the system.

CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam, in his address, also took aim at the home department, cautioning the LDF government against the indiscriminate use of UAPA. Referring to the cases of Alan Shuhaib and Taha Fazal, Viswam said: "Cases can be registered when there are valid reasons, but the government should not appear as one that keeps people in jail indefinitely under UAPA. That is the CPI policy."