Kottayam: Former MLA and BJP leader P.C. George, who is on remand in a hate speech case, has been granted bail. The Erattupetta Magistrate’s Court granted bail.
George, who is admitted to the Kottayam Medical College Hospital, is continuing to be monitored by doctors. Although the prosecution opposed his bail, the court granted him bail. The prosecution pointed out that George is continuously violating the bail conditions, but the lawyer requested the court to grant him bail because his health condition is poor and that an angiogram should be done.
The court granted bail while a final decision was being taken on the matter of transferring George to jail after his health condition improved. The court’s action is in a case filed by the Erattupetta police on a complaint filed by the Youth League alleging that he made anti-Muslim statements during a channel discussion on January 5.
