The statement from the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner expressing concern over the arrests of Teesta Stalwad and two police officers (RB Sreekumar and Sanjiv Bhatt) for activism and demanding their release has been rebutted by the Indian government calling it interference in India’s independent judicial system.
🇮🇳#India: We are very concerned by the arrest and detention of #WHRD @TeestaSetalvad and two ex police officers and call for their immediate release. They must not be persecuted for their activism and solidarity with the victims of the 2002 #GujaratRiots.
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) June 28, 2022
In his comment (also posted on Twitter on June 29, 2022) on the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights views, MEA spokesperson Mr. Arindam Bagchi said, ” The remarks by OHCHR are completely unwarranted and constitute an interference in India’s judicial system.”
