P C George: Hate speech case: Kerala court remands P C George

Senior Kerala politician P C George, who was arrested by the police following cancellation of his bail granted in reference to a hate speech case, was despatched to judicial remand by a court docket right here on Thursday.

The Magisterial court docket had on Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to George after the police alleged that the veteran politician, launched on bail earlier on Might 1 after being arrested for making a hate speech towards Muslims within the State on April 29, violated the bail circumstances.

Hours after the court docket cancelled his bail, George was arrested on Wednesday night. A workforce of law enforcement officials from Thiruvananthapuram had formally arrested and took him into custody from the Ernakulam AR camp.

George was produced earlier than the court docket this morning, which despatched him to 14 day judicial remand. He was shifted to a district jail right here. Police sought the custody of George to look at his voice, his lawyer stated.

George’s son and chief of Kerala Janapaksham, Shone George, questioned the “haste” proven by the police in producing his arrested father earlier than the court docket early within the morning and alleged the function of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan within the act.

He alleged that the police acted unexpectedly to place George behind the bars when his plea looking for bail was pending earlier than the Kerala excessive court docket and it was because of the political strain.

The police had arrested George on Might 1 after registering a case towards him below Indian Penal Code Sections 153A (selling enmity between completely different teams on grounds of faith) and 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, meant to outrage spiritual emotions of any class by insulting its faith or spiritual beliefs) at Fort Police station for allegedly making a communal speech towards Muslims whereas addressing ‘Ananthapuri Hindu Maha Sammelanam’ in Thiruvananthapuram on April 29.

The 70-year-old former MLA had sparked off an issue by asking non-Muslims in Kerala to keep away from consuming at eating places run by the neighborhood. Subsequently, on Might 10, one other case was registered towards him on costs of hate speech.

Palarivattom police booked the previous legislator over his objectionable remarks throughout a speech that he delivered in reference to a temple pageant at Vennala in Ernakulam district on Might 8.