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In the affidavit filed before the apex court, the Gujarat government underlined that the convicts' "behaviour was found to be good" and that they were released on the grounds that they had completed 14 years in jail.

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In the ICC Statute, the reduction of a sentence remains a judicial mandate and not executive discretion. | Saumya Uma
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"We believe that the remission and the government's silence sends out a signal of impunity and sets a precedent that is inhuman and immoral," said a statement issued by over 400 writers, artists and other prominent citizens.
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Modi is vocal about wanting to save Muslim women from the evil of triple talaq, or instant divorce, as every sensible Indian and Muslim also wants. But he has yet to say anything comforting to Muslim women affected by violence. | @svaradarajan
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@svaradarajan Speaking to @thewire_in, Anand Yagnik, a senior lawyer practising in the Gujarat high court, said that the remission is inconsistent with the new criminal jurisprudence that has emerged in the post-Nirbhaya era. | @_sabahgurmat
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@svaradarajan @_sabahgurmat Modi's silence on the issue will further reinforce the belief among reputed global institutions like the United Nations that India is a country which openly discriminates against its people on the lines of religion and gender.
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