Comments on: Kasab’s Trial: Military Court or Civil Court?

By: Ugich Konitari

Ugich Konitari — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:32:21 +0000

I dont think the military can try him. Pakistan even refuses to acknowledge him as a Pakistani, and to this day, nine others who came with him, lie unclaimed in the morgue.

I agree with Sucharita that he should be tried by the Public Court. Enough money, time, and person-hours have been wasted on this chap. The entire drama of his trial serves to show to the world how democratically and lawfully we do things.

This has dragged on long enough. We need not only some closure on kasab, but some concrete action against his handlers.

By: Sucharita Sarkar

Sucharita Sarkar — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:18:52 +0000

Going by the inordinate time taken by this ongoing trial, and by the crores of rupees spent on the upkeep of a man whose monstrous guilt has never been in doubt, maybe the PUBLIC COURT would be the best solution for Kasab.

By: manju

manju — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:07:59 +0000

Will there be any difference regarding the sentence Kasab receives?

As I understand it, I do not think he can be tried in a Military court, because he was not a Pakistani soldier.

By: Kavi

Kavi — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:58:27 +0000

Sir, i am not completely conversant with what that means in terms of time.

Here is a man who was caught gun-handed ! Here is a man who was caught on tape. Here is a man who has confessed.

I think whatever it takes to get the necessary inputs out of him and whatever it takes to get him out of public memory with an effective closure is just fine !