Kochi: The high court has ruled that the sedition case against Aisha Sultana cannot be quashed. The court observed that the investigation of the case was at an early stage. The court said it would decide on the cancellation only after the investigation into the case progressed.
Meanwhile, the court directed the Lakshadweep police to hand over information about the case. Aisha Sultana was interrogated by police for hours on different days. The information obtained from this interrogation should be forwarded to the court. This will also take into account the final decision on whether to dismiss the case.
Aisha Sultana had made it clear in her petition to the court that her criticism had not led to any kind of riots. It is an abuse of the law to be charged with sedition for criticizing the government. Aisha had said in her petition that the case would not stand in this context.
