As a step against crime on children, the advocates at the Chennai High Court on Tuesday announced that they would not defend the accused in the case of sexual assault and rape of a minor.
G. Mohana Krishnan, the president of the Chennai High Court Advocate Association announced that they would not appear in favour of the accused.
“We have decided not to appear for the accused. We are sending the decision to the association. We are also sending our decision to advocate associations all over Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry and request not to appear for the accused,” said Krishnan.
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Earlier in the day, 18 accused of a sexual harassment case were trashed at Mahila Court in Chennai. The accused sexually harassed an 11-year-old girl for over a period of 7 months.
#WATCH: Dramatic visuals from Mahila Court in Chennai where lawyers thrash the 18 accused, who sexually harassed an 11-year-old girl for over a period of 7 months. #TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/8ASDOlm7gW
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“The accused were produced in Mahila Court today, and a large number of advocates and the local public gathered around them and raised slogans against the accused. The general public attacked the accused, not the lawyers,” he further added, commenting on the incident.
(With inputs from ANI)