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SP's Abu Azmi gets 2-year jail term for hate speech
Updated On: 01 May, 2012 07:22 AM IST | | A Correspondent
In yet another conviction related to politicians, a local court yesterday convicted and sentenced Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Asim Azmi and four others to two years of rigorous imprisonment for allegedly delivering provocative speeches to incite communal violence.
The Mazgaon Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court convicted the accused under Section 153 (a) and 153 (b) of the Indian Penal Code. Apart from sentencing them to a two-year jail term, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 11,000 on each of the accused. The court, however, suspended their sentence, allowing them to approach the Sessions Court to challenge their conviction.
In trouble: Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi was convicted in a case that dates back to February 2000. File pic
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