Gujarat government to table ‘Control of Terrorism and Organized Crime Bill’ in state Assembly today
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government will be tabling the controversial Control of Terrorism and Organized Crime Bill in the state Assembly on Tuesday.
The GUJCOC bill, which is on the lines of the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), was rejected in 2004 and 2008 by the then President AJP Abdul Kalam and Pratibha Patil respectively who had suggested some amendments in the provisions related to telephone interception and confession made before police officer being considered as evidence in court.
After its passage for the third time in the state assembly, the bill is still pending for clearance from the President. Human right activists have also strongly condemned the bill.
This bill aims to empower the law enforcing authorities to intercept phone calls, recording of which will be admissible in the court as evidence.
This bill aims to empower the law enforcing authorities to intercept and record phone calls as evidence and gives them other contentious powers. As per the bill, recording will be admissible in the court as evidence. The bill also puts the onus of proving the innocence of an accused.
Justifying the provision, the ‘Statement of Objects and Reasons’ in the bill states that it is necessary in the contemporary day where organised criminal syndicates make extensive use of wire and oral communication.
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