Amitabh Bachchan’s commentary debut during the India-Pakistan match at ICC World Cup 2015 has hit an unexpected roadblock. A criminal complaint has been filed against the Shamitabh actor in Australia. Yes! It states his alleged role in inciting and instigating genocidal violence against the Sikh community in November 1984 in Delhi.
The actor is suspected to have raised slogans like Khoon Ka Badla Khoon, on Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination which resulted in the massacre of Sikhs. Speaking of which, this is the second time the actor is facing such an oppose. Earlier in 2011, the same was witnessed when Big-B was in Australia for the shooting of Hollywood film ‘Great Gatsby’.
The complaints have been filed under section 268.117, 15.4 and 16.1 of The Criminal Code Act of 1995 along with international criminal court act 2002 which is supported by UP resident Ajmer Singh Randhawa and Delhi resident Babu Singh Dukhia who were witnesses to the 1984 anti Sikh violence. It has also been forwarded to Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions and Australian Federal Police who hold the responsibility of prosecuting crimes against humanity and genocide.
Legal adviser Gurpatwant Singh Pannun spoke to a leading daily and said, “Under these acts, Commonwealth has extra territorial jurisdiction over the crimes against humanity and genocide committed anywhere in the world. Section 268.117 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 provides that Australian courts have jurisdiction in cases involving crimes against humanity whether or not the offense was committed in Australia.”
The Supreme Sikh Council, a representative body of Sikhs in Australia is coordinating with human rights group to investigate the complaint with Attorney General.
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The actor is suspected to have raised slogans like Khoon Ka Badla Khoon, on Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination which resulted in the massacre of Sikhs. Speaking of which, this is the second time the actor is facing such an oppose. Earlier in 2011, the same was witnessed when Big-B was in Australia for the shooting of Hollywood film ‘Great Gatsby’.
The complaints have been filed under section 268.117, 15.4 and 16.1 of The Criminal Code Act of 1995 along with international criminal court act 2002 which is supported by UP resident Ajmer Singh Randhawa and Delhi resident Babu Singh Dukhia who were witnesses to the 1984 anti Sikh violence. It has also been forwarded to Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions and Australian Federal Police who hold the responsibility of prosecuting crimes against humanity and genocide.
Legal adviser Gurpatwant Singh Pannun spoke to a leading daily and said, “Under these acts, Commonwealth has extra territorial jurisdiction over the crimes against humanity and genocide committed anywhere in the world. Section 268.117 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 provides that Australian courts have jurisdiction in cases involving crimes against humanity whether or not the offense was committed in Australia.”
The Supreme Sikh Council, a representative body of Sikhs in Australia is coordinating with human rights group to investigate the complaint with Attorney General.
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