Thu, 04/12/2008 - 8:17pm Clemency for convicted for church blasts

Global council of Indian Christians (GCIC) welcomes the landmark judgment in the church last case and congratulates the investigation police officials for their meticulous work in exposing the conspiracy of the perpetrators. Global council of Indian Christians(GCIC) urges the government to extend clemency for the 11 persons awarded death penalty. : Christians believe in the pure gift of life for some, not a weapon of brutal murder for others. We will approach the president of India and governor with clemency petition for the 11 persons awarded death penalty, on receipt of the judgment.

In a landmark verdict, a special court on Saturday awarded death sentence to 11 persons, life imprisonment to 12 and acquitted four others of a banned outfit in the sensational serial church blasts in 2000. They were charged with the offences like waging war against India, sedition, causing disturbance to the communal harmony, causing mischief by fire in the places of worship, transporting and causing of explosions and endangering human life and conspiracy to perpetrate the above offenses. We appeal to the Union of states of India,especially the Orissa government to dispense justice for the Christians martyred for ther faith and suffered loss of properties and churches