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"Extremely happy", jailed journalist Siddique Kappan's wife on SC sedition law hold order

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Extremely happy, jailed journalist Siddique Kappans wife on SC sedition law hold order
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Thiruvananthapuram: The wife of Siddique Kappan, a journalist jailed under the sedition law on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, which directed the Centre and state governments to resist registering any FIRs invoking sedition provision till the review of the law by the Centre is complete.

"I am extremely happy to hear the verdict and I hail the Chief Justice Ramana for this directive. Even though Kappan has done no wrong, he is in a jail in Uttar Pradesh and he still has cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act... we wish the courts should look into this also and come out with appropriate orders," said Raihanath who lives in Kerala's Malappuram district.

According to the FIR filed by the UP Police on October 7, 2020, Kappan has been charged under Sections 124A (sedition), 153A (promoting enmity) and 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings) of the Indian Penal Code, in addition to provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Information Technology Act.

Kappan, a Delhi-based journalist, was arrested, along with three others on October 5 2020, while they were on their way to Uttar Pradesh's Hathras to report the brutal gang rape and murder of a Dalit girl.

Kappan and the others were travelling in a car when they were stopped by the UP Police at the Hathras toll plaza and detained.

They were accused of planning to 'foment trouble' and booked under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and other penal provisions.

The UP Police claim that Kappan has links to the Popular Front of India (PFI).

With inputs from IANS

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