COIMBATORE: Arputhammal, 65-year-old mother Perarivalan, who faces the death penalty in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, on Monday, made a fervent appeal to the political leadership of the country to abolish the death penalty to avoid innocent people hanged on trumped-up charges.
Talking to the media a day after mega Convention against the death penalty and the continuing genocide in Sri Lanka, Arputhammal confirmed that her son is not a crime and expressed the hope that he will be freed from the gallows one day as she has faith in the democratic system.
"The death penalty is a barbaric and never succeeded in reducing crime. The term death penalty should be removed even from the law books, '' she said. Referring to the impressive public response was her case in cities like New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram, Arputhammal said that those who have faith in justice must come forward to defend three persons sentenced to death in the case of the murder of Rajiv Gandhi. There is no evidence that due to his murder, "she said.
Human rights activist Chandran Pon, who also spoke to the media, urges the judiciary have more clarity in the definition of "rarest of rare" cases requiring the death penalty. "The inspirers of the anti-Sikh riots in 1984 or Gujarat genocide had been able to protect themselves against the death penalty. There are many examples in which mass murderers fled even customary judicial proceedings before the Court, '' he said.
"Despite the heavy rain disrupted Sunday in the Convention and the leaders were not able to solve for the collection, it is a great mass appeal and became a mile stone in the fight against the death penalty, '' said Thiyagu Tamil national liberation movement.
K Ramakrishnan Periyar Dravidar Kazhakam want immediate United Nations intervention in Sri Lanka, both in Kosovo and East Timor. He also demanded tried Sri Lankan President Rajapakshe International Court for war crimes.
Ramakrishnan also demanded the repeal of the Commonwealth Summit 2013, to be held in Colombo in the back drop atrocities against Tamils.
He added: "Canada's Prime Minister will not attend the Summit. India should follow suit. "
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