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Punishable 'hostility'
Sir, - This refers to your Editorial ``Another legal victory'' (Dec. 28). You have observed that ``the retrial was characterised by the extraordinary spectacle of a string of prosecution witnesses turning hostile after Ms. Jayalalithaa became Chief Minister.''
It is condemnable that such u-turns are not only made by the ill-read but also by high-ranking officers, saying they were originally coerced or threatened to give a statement.
By the same token, it can be argued that they have turned hostile now under pressure from the powers that be. Turning hostile without any justification should be made punishable.
M.R. Pillai,
Chennai
Sir, - The reversal of verdicts in the criminal cases against Ms. Jayalalithaa gives a general impression that the cases were either foisted deliberately on her or the prosecution did not present them with substantial evidence.
Legal experts must do a soul-searching on how to revamp the judiciary if the inefficacy of prosecution results in such failings.
Quilon S. Krishnamoorthy,
Chennai
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