PUCL statement on the Supreme Court’s commutation of death sentence of Rajiv Gandhi assassination prisoners and setting constitutional benchmarks on remission

PEOPLE’S UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES 18th February, 2014 PRESS STATEMENT PUCL welcomes the historic and landmark ruling of the Supreme Court today (18th February, 2014) commuting to life sentence the death penalties awarded to Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan, convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. This judgment of the Supreme Court, and the 21st January, […]