The audio is offensive, so please use your discretion.

So one of my friends shared some RJ’s (Ginnie Mahajan) calling the defense attorney of the Delhi’s rapist (Nirbhaya case). First of all calling a defense attorney to discuss someone’s case like this on radio is entirely unethical both on the lawyer’s and the RJ’s part.

She then proceeds to blast the attorney for his stupid views (I agree these are disgusting) and then proceeds to say she will get SMS voting done and if 90% of people vote that the lawyer is wrong then he would leave the case. The lawyer agrees. I am sure the bar would like to talk to the lawyer for agreeing to such a provision. Not to mention the number is a shortcode premium number, so more the people outraged, more the money made out of this. Wink wink !!!

At this point seems like a stupid publicity stunt by the RJ. The right to a fair trial doesn’t go away if the crime is heinous or disgusting. Juvenile comments like the RJ’s will not alter the law and the rapist still needs a defense attorney. She appeals to his soul etc. Wow, that’s not how the law works !

Now lets get back to the discussion, in the context I am sure all of us believe that justice should be swift. The RJ can disagree with the lawyer and his client all she wants, she cannot however take away his defense attorney howsoever vile his views maybe. He maybe a misogynist, he may hate women, he may say the girl deserved it and other offensive things, however that doesn’t change the fact that the accused still gets a defense attorney and without a defense attorney his prosecution will just be delayed. He cannot be hanged if he doesn’t have a lawyer. And if this lawyer leaves, the state will have to appoint another one for him and again this cycle will repeat.

This is why Ajmal Kasab had a lawyer, this is why all the murderers have lawyers. And the other place where the RJ is dead wrong is that the defense lawyer’s job is to defend his client. Just because the client is the rapist doesn’t change his duty to his trade. Infact I am pretty sure it can be deemed a mistrial if the defense attorney doesn’t work to try to get his client the best defense he can offer.

The disgusting statements made by the accused and his lawyer are not even defense which tell you they dont have much, however stunts like these will only delay justice and get some TRP (what’s the radio equivalent ? ) for the RJ.

So if someone knows RJ Ginni, please tell her this. Please be disgusted by his views, but these publicity stunts and SMS voting (for God’s sake) wont result in anything. They will just delay justice and give the rapist more time to live.

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