Three member Ombudsmen to probe into allegations against IAC members

From: Aswathi Muralidharan  Fri, 19 Oct '12 1:31p

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Date: October 19, 2012

Press Note

Some allegations have been raised against various members of India Against Corruption (IAC) since it took up its fight against corruption. We have from time to time requested the Government to set up an independent enquiry to investigate into the matter and give us double the punishment than prescribed if found guilty. Unfortunately, the government has been more interested in mud-slinging than setting up an independent probe. Therefore, we have formed an independent ombudsmen consisting of three retired judges enjoying a reputation of high integrity and independence to inquire into any charges made against key members of IAC. They are:

1.       Justice AP Shah, Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court

2.       Justice BH Marlapalle, Retired Judge - Bombay High Court

3.       Justice Jaspal Singh, Retired Judge - Delhi High Court

The Ombudsmen would be requested to examine in depth the allegations and material against IAC members, their defense and give a report on whether the allegations show any illegal or immoral act being committed by IAC members. If any member is found guilty of any illegal or immoral activity he would be expected to resign from the proposed party.

Currently some allegations have been made against Anjali Damania, Prashant Bhushan and Mayank Gandhi. We are referring these cases to this Ombudsmen.

The Ombudsmen would be requested to expeditiously inquire into these charges and give their report as early as possible and within 3 months.