By Muslim Mirror Staff
New Delhi: Umar Khalid’s counsel on Monday exposed the false allegations labeled by the Delhi Police. He stated that the entire chargesheet filed against him in FIR 59/2020 is a fabrication.
The case against him is based on the video clips run by Republic TV and News 18 showing a truncated version of his speech, Senior Advocate Trideep Pais argued before Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat. Quoting Republic TV, he added that the video clips were not recorded by the channel’s correspondent but it was taken from a tweet of BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya.
Pais alleged that News18 omitted a crucial statement made by Khalid regarding need for unity and harmony from the video telecasted by it.
”It’s not a journalistic ethic. This is death of journalism,” he remarked.
“I have been framed by the press. Why did they leave other parts of speech? Quite apart from the fact that nothing happened on (February) 17th, you come upon this speech in March,” Pais submitted.
Khalid is one of the political prisoners arrested by the police in connection with Delhi’s anti-Muslim pogrom. Others arrested in connection with the same include Sharjeel Imam, Tahir Hussain, Khalid Saifi and Ishrat Jahan.