The Samba spy case

Sir, - Four of the former army officers, cleared by the Delhi High Court in the Samba spying case, alleged that all the 50 accused were victims of `whims and fancies' of some `vested interests' in the army establishment. Maj. Aswani further stated that the two jawans Aya Singh and Sarman Das, who were originally charged with espionage, were not tried for that offence, but court-martialled for remaining absent without leave and dismissed from service, but reinstated a year later - an unbelievable episode.

Although the High Court has exonerated all the accused and restored their military honour with full compensation of their monetary loss, the matter must not be allowed to rest there. Apart from restructing the military justice system, the government must also investigate who were the officers responsible for this shameful act and who were the vested interests they were trying to shield. In fact transparency dictates that the army itself should do this on its own. It is surprising that the army has remained completely silent on this issue.

Brig. N. B. Grant,

Pune

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