Attappady lynching case victim Madhu’s mother Malli will stage a day-long hunger strike in front of the District Collectorate here on Monday in protest against the government appointing senior lawyer K.P. Satheesan as special public prosecutor to handle the case in the High Court.
The government had appointed Mr. Satheesan as special public prosecutor, ignoring the demand of Malli and the Action Council seeking justice for Madhu for the appointment of such lawyers as Rajesh M. Menon, Jeevesh and C.K. Radhakrishnan.
It was Mr. Menon who brought conviction for 14 of the 16 accused at the Special Court for SC-ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Mannarkkad, which tried the case. The accused have moved the High Court. And the government’s move by appointing Mr. Satheesan as the special public prosecutor has raised serious suspicions.
