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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Indian court rejects Rahul Gandhi’s plea to suspend defamation conviction

The Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi
The Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was given a rare conviction in a defamation case over a 2019 campaign speech. Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

India’s most well-known opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is facing another setback after a high court judge refused to suspend his conviction for defamation, a case critics allege is politically motivated.

The judge in Gujarat high court called Gandhi’s conviction “just, proper and legal” and said “no injustice” would be done to the politician by refusing to grant his plea.

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