The Kerala High Court refused to suspend the conviction of Antony Raju in an evidence-tampering case, upholding the sessions court decision, leaving him disqualified from contesting upcoming Assembly elections unless relief is granted by the Supreme Court.
The Kerala High Court observed that proving intent by former Transport Minister Antony Raju to tamper with evidence in a 1990 drug case may be difficult, as Justice C. Jayachandran questioned whether his senior lawyer knew of the alleged act.
The Kerala High Court has asked the State to respond to Antony Raju’s plea seeking suspension of his conviction in the decades-old evidence tampering case. Raju says the conviction could block him from contesting upcoming elections unless it is stayed.
On Today(12th March), The Supreme Court has expressed dissatisfaction with Kerala’s non-response in the Antony Raju underwear evidence tampering case, a legal saga spanning three decades. The case involves an Australian man, Andrew Salvatore Cervelli, arrested 33 years ago for drug smuggling, later acquitted due to evidence discrepancies. Kerala MLA Antony Raju is at the center of the controversy.
