AIZAWL: Former chief minister and president of the opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) Zoramthanga on Thursday filed a prison grievance towards 'Congress Thlifim', mouthpiece of the ruling Congress, towards which a local judicial Justice of the Peace admitted a defamation case under sections 500 (defamation) and 501 (printing or engraving topic known to be defamatory) of the Indian Penal Code.
'Congress Thlifim' (or mild breeze) wrote in its March 2018 issue, quoting Thansanga of Aizawl, that Zoramthanga had ordered the assassination of Reverend Chanchinmawia in 2007, while he was the chief minister for the second one consecutive term.
Zoramthanga's legal professional C Lalramzauva stated the two-time chief minister filed the prison grievance within the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class H Lalduhsanga in Aizawl.
Lalramzauva added that the prison grievance was filed towards the writer, editor and other group of workers of the Congress mouthpiece and people taken with "smearing the name" of the MNF leader.
Former president of the Mizoram People's Forum (MPF), a conglomerate of churches and NGOs for electoral and political reforms, Rev Chanchinmawia was found dead in his professional pastor's place of abode at the Khatla locality in Aizawl on October 1, 2007.
Thansanga reportedly stated that he was introduced lakhs via the MNF chief, then state chief minister Zoramthanga, to organize for the assassination of the priest via insurgents.
While the family members of the priest stated that he dedicated suicide because of depression and the investigations via the special investigation group (SIT) of the state police and the central bureau of investigations (CBI) concluded the loss of life of the pastor as a suicide, no longer a murder.
The loss of life of the Presbyterian Church priest, who held the highest place of Moderator of the Mizoram Synod, the easiest determination making frame of the church, persisted to haunt the MNF as opposition parties accused the leaders of ordering the alleged assassination at the same time as investigating companies submitted stories concluding the loss of life as suicidal one.
'Congress Thlifim' (or mild breeze) wrote in its March 2018 issue, quoting Thansanga of Aizawl, that Zoramthanga had ordered the assassination of Reverend Chanchinmawia in 2007, while he was the chief minister for the second one consecutive term.
Zoramthanga's legal professional C Lalramzauva stated the two-time chief minister filed the prison grievance within the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class H Lalduhsanga in Aizawl.
Lalramzauva added that the prison grievance was filed towards the writer, editor and other group of workers of the Congress mouthpiece and people taken with "smearing the name" of the MNF leader.
Former president of the Mizoram People's Forum (MPF), a conglomerate of churches and NGOs for electoral and political reforms, Rev Chanchinmawia was found dead in his professional pastor's place of abode at the Khatla locality in Aizawl on October 1, 2007.
Thansanga reportedly stated that he was introduced lakhs via the MNF chief, then state chief minister Zoramthanga, to organize for the assassination of the priest via insurgents.
While the family members of the priest stated that he dedicated suicide because of depression and the investigations via the special investigation group (SIT) of the state police and the central bureau of investigations (CBI) concluded the loss of life of the pastor as a suicide, no longer a murder.
The loss of life of the Presbyterian Church priest, who held the highest place of Moderator of the Mizoram Synod, the easiest determination making frame of the church, persisted to haunt the MNF as opposition parties accused the leaders of ordering the alleged assassination at the same time as investigating companies submitted stories concluding the loss of life as suicidal one.
MNF president files defamation case against Congress mouthpiece
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