Editor’s Arrest Underlines Need for Law Reform in India
The IFJ joined SAMSN partners in expressing concern at the arrest of T.P. Nandakumar, a magazine editor in the southern Indian state of Kerala, on charges of defamation. Nandakumar was taken into custody on July 3 and released on bail following a complaint lodged by a businessman. Nandakumar, who edits a weekly magazine called Crime, was under court injunction not to publish any material on the complainant. His arrest followed the posting of an article pertaining to the same individual on the magazine website, www.crimenewsonline.com
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