Protesters demand death for 6 rapists
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January 30, 2013, Wednesday
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SCORES of protesters gathered near India's Parliament yesterday demanding the death penalty for six men accused in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi last month.
The protesters carried placards saying, "Give us Justice, Hang the Rapists," and shouted slogans before conducting a mock hanging of the men who are facing trial in a special court in New Delhi.
India's Supreme Court also rejected a petition to move the trial out of New Delhi. The petition, filed by a lawyer, argued that the men would not get a fair trial because of the charged atmosphere in the capital.
The court declared the petition void because the lawyer who filed it was no longer representing one of the defendants.
Also, the victim's family said it would appeal against a ruling by a juvenile court that one of the accused would be tried as a juvenile since he was under 18 when the attack took place.
The juvenile court's determination means the teenager would face a maximum penalty of three years in a reform facility. If tried as an adult, he could face the death penalty if convicted.
The victim's father, who cannot be identified until the end of the trial because of a gag order, said a bone test should be conducted on the teenager to determine his age.
Details of the trial proceedings were not available because of a gag order against revealing what happens inside the courtroom.
Police say the 23-year-old victim and her friend boarded the bus on December 16 after seeing an evening movie. But the bus turned out to be off-duty and was being driven by a group of friends who, police say, attacked the couple and then took turns raping the woman. They also penetrated her repeatedly with a metal bar, causing massive internal injuries. The woman died two weeks later.
The protesters carried placards saying, "Give us Justice, Hang the Rapists," and shouted slogans before conducting a mock hanging of the men who are facing trial in a special court in New Delhi.
India's Supreme Court also rejected a petition to move the trial out of New Delhi. The petition, filed by a lawyer, argued that the men would not get a fair trial because of the charged atmosphere in the capital.
The court declared the petition void because the lawyer who filed it was no longer representing one of the defendants.
Also, the victim's family said it would appeal against a ruling by a juvenile court that one of the accused would be tried as a juvenile since he was under 18 when the attack took place.
The juvenile court's determination means the teenager would face a maximum penalty of three years in a reform facility. If tried as an adult, he could face the death penalty if convicted.
The victim's father, who cannot be identified until the end of the trial because of a gag order, said a bone test should be conducted on the teenager to determine his age.
Details of the trial proceedings were not available because of a gag order against revealing what happens inside the courtroom.
Police say the 23-year-old victim and her friend boarded the bus on December 16 after seeing an evening movie. But the bus turned out to be off-duty and was being driven by a group of friends who, police say, attacked the couple and then took turns raping the woman. They also penetrated her repeatedly with a metal bar, causing massive internal injuries. The woman died two weeks later.
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