New Delhi:Senior Supreme Court Advocate AP Singh, who was a defence counsel in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case, while talking about women safety questioned the need for women to 'go out at night'. In an exclusive interaction with ETV Bharat, AP Singh asked isn't freedom enough during the day, why do women have to go out at night.
Giving yet another controversial statement on the issues of crime against women and women safety, he questioned whether it was necessary for women to roam around at night? Why the freedom of movement during the day for women is not sufficient? he questioned.
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Defending Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for his statement against the gang rape of two minor girls on a beach, AP Singh said it is the responsibility of the parents to track their daughters and not allow them to move outside at night. According to him, his opinion controls crime.
Senior Advocate AP Singh speaks with ETV Bharat- PART 1 "The society must change. Rape cases will decrease only after families come forward in monitoring, not by the involvement of police or court. No family wants their son to get jailed under the POCSO act," he said.
Senior Advocate AP Singh speaks with ETV Bharat- PART 2 He also talked about the implementation of a checklist for women according to the Indian culture to control crime against them where they are not allowed to visit pubs, bars and restaurants and should celebrate only traditional festivals and wear traditional attires.
AP Singh also said that women should not develop intimacy which might end up in the complaints of rape. "If people will celebrate love-day, hug-day, kiss-day then intimacy will be developed which will turn into complaints of rape. Under these circumstances neither the Chief Minister nor Women's Commission or police can help control crimes," he said.
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AP Singh also appealed for the constitution of a men's commission to keep a check on the crime against them. Talking about defending the accused of the Nirbhaya case, he said that the court even provides a lawyer to terrorists as without a defence lawyer court proceedings are not possible. "Every crime has a punishment so that the judgement gives a clear message to the society but even after sentencing harsh punishments rape cases have not decreased in the country," he added.
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