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1976 Rm³ s]meokv {Sbn\nwKv tImtfPn A[ym]I\mbn \nban¡s¸«t¸mÄ s]meokv [mÀ½nIX Fs¶mcp hnjbw ]T\]²Xnbn CÃmbncp¶p. ‘Legally sane; Morally insane’ BImw F¶ Nn´mKXnbmbncp¶p A¶p­mbncp¶Xv. A¶pw Rm³ ]dbpambncp¶p: “s]meoknsâ {]hÀ¯\w \nba]cambpw [mÀ½nIambpw IpäaäXmbncn¡Ww’ F¶v. ]s£, A¶Xv AwKoIcn¡s¸«nÃ. F¶mÂ, ]n¶oSXp AwKoIcn¨Xnsâ ^eambn Ct¸mÄ ]mTy]²XnbnÂXs¶ ‘s]meokv [mÀ½oIX’ DÄs¸Sp¯nbn«p­v. Rm³ Xs¶ Police Morality Fs¶mcp ]pkvXIw X¿mdm¡n {]kn²oIcn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. [mÀ½nI aqey§fnÃm¯ \nba\S]SnIÄ B]¯v hnfn¨phcp¯psa¶ Imcy¯n c­`n{]mbanÃn¶v.

\nbahmgvNtbmsSm¸w \oXn Dd¸m¡Â (Rule of law plus rule of justice) AXmWv C¶nsâ Bhiyw. \oXn F¶pw \nba¯n\v apIfnemsW¶v s]meokv AwKoIcn¡m³ GXm­v Im \qäm­ntesd kabw th­nhs¶¶Xv Ncn{XkXyw. {Iakam[m\w Dd¸m¡m\pÅ kµÀ`§fn _b\äv D]tbmKn¡mXncn¡pI, em¯n sIm­v kac¡mcpsS Xe¡Sn¡mXncn¡pI, shSnhbv¡Â AXy]qÀƧfn AXy]qÀÆambn Npcp¡pI, A\mhiy AdÌpIÄ Hgnhm¡pI, Ir{Xnaambn krãn¡p¶ s]meokpambpÅ Gäpap«ep IÄ¡dpXn hcp¯pI, [mÀ½nIaqey§fn ASnbpd¨ \nba]me\w A\nhmcyam¡pI, a\pjymhIi§sf am\n¡pI, {Iqchpw arKobhpamb kao]\§Ä t{]mÕmln¸n¡mXncn¡pI, tem¡¸p aÀ±\§Ä \ncpÕmls¸Sp¯pIþ XpS§nbh {]mhÀ¯nIam¡pI A{X Ffp¸aÃmbncp¶p. F¶mÂ, kwØm\w IqSpX IqSpX P\m[n]Xyhev¡cn¡s¸«t¸mÄ s]meoknse ISphIfpw IcSnbpw ]penbpw DSp¼pw KcpU\pw IgpI\pw dm©nIfpw IpdbpIbpw a\pjysâ apJapÅ \nba]meIÀ IqSpXembn hcnIbpw sNbvXp. AtXmsS ]­s¯ aÀ±\hoc·mÀ¡v Øm\w CÃmXmbn. [mÀ½nIXbnÃm¯ s]meokv sNbvXnIÄs¡Xnsc P\w {]XnIcn¡m³ XpS§n. [mÀ½nIaqey§fnÃmsX {]hÀ¯n¡p¶hÀ s¡Xnsc \nba\S]SnIÄ kzoIcn¡m³ P\w X¿mdmbn. 1993 \nehn h¶ a\pjymhImi kwc£W \nbaw [mÀ½nIhpw am\pjnIhpamb aqey§Ä¡v Du¶Â \ÂIn. a\pjymhImi {]hÀ¯IcpsS {iaw ^eh¯mbn. ^etam? Legally and Morally sane (\nba]chpw [mÀ½nIhpamb icn) F¶ Nn´mKXnbn {]hÀ¯n¡m³ s]meokv \nÀ_ÔnXcmbn. F¶ncp¶mepw, ]gb s]meokv kwkvImc¯n \n¶pw ]qÀ®ambn hnapàcmhm¯ s]meokpImÀ ]nt¶bpw ]nt¶bpw [mÀ½nI aqey§sf Nhn«n saXn¨pÅ {]hÀ¯\§Â XpSÀ¶psIm­ncp¶p. s]meokv tÌj\n Ibdns¨¶v [mÀ½nIX \S¯Wsa¶v P\§Ä Xs¶ Bhiys¸Sm³ XpS§n. A§s\ sNbvXXn Xev]cI£nIfpsS kzmÀ°Xmev]cy kwc£¯n\mbn NneÀ \nbaw ssI¿nseSp¡m³ X¿mdmbn. c­n\pw cmjv{Sob¡mcpsS H¯mibpw ]n³_ehpw kn²n¡p¶psh¶XmWv C¶s¯ AhØ.

[mÀ½nINypXn s]meokns\ am{Xaà _m[n¨Xv. \oXn \nÀÆlW kwhn[m\¯n {]hÀ¯n¡p¶ aäp Øm]\§tfbpw AXv Ibdn¸nSn¨p. t{]mknIyq«ÀamcpsS sNbvXnIfpw \ymbm[n]·mcpsS hn[nIfpw hsc KpWta·bpsS ASnØm\¯n kaqla[y¯n NÀ¨mhnjbambn. s]mXpXmev]cy lÀPnIfpsS {]hmlambn. tImSXnIÄ¡I¯pw ]pd¯pw \S¡p¶sXÃmw am[ya§fn hmÀ¯bmbn hcm³ XpS§n. sSenhnj\pIfn Nm\ NÀ¨¡h hnjbambn. cmjv{Sob¡mcpw kmaqly{]hÀ¯Icpw, h¡oe·mcpw, IpäIrXyimkv{X ]ÞnXcpw Fgp¯pImcpw IpäIrXy§Ä¡ncbmbhcpw AhcpsS _Ôp¡fpw AhIfn ]¦mfnIfmbn. \nba\nÀ½mW¯nseþ \Xn]me\¯nseþ \nba hymJym\¯nseþ hn[n\ymb§fnse \nba]chpw [mÀ½nIhpamb hnhn[hi§sf NÀ¨IfneqsSbpw kwhmZ§fneqsSbpw Zriy§fneqsSbpw sXfnhpIfpsSbpw klmbt¯msS hniIe\w sN¿m³ XpS§nbtXmsS aqeyt_m[t¯msSbpÅ \nba hyhØbvs¡ \ne\nev]pÅp F¶ ØnXnhntijw kwPmXambn. HfnIymadIfneqtSbpw AÃmtXbpw A[À½s¯þ A\oXnsb P\a[y¯n AhXcn¸n¡pIbpw Ahbvs¡Ãmw ASn¡pdn¸pIfpw hymJym\§fpw sImSp¯v hymJym\n¡pIbpw sN¿p¶tXmsS aqeym[njvTXnamb \oXn\nÀÆlWw F¶ Bib¯n\v {]kàntbdn, ^etam? aqey t_m[¡pdthmsS {]hÀ¯n¡p¶hsc AhcpsS NpaXebn \n¶pw amäm\pw Nne tIkpIÄ kn._n.sF.sb Gev]n¡m\pw `cWIqSw \nÀ_ÔnXamIp¶p. \ymbm[n]·mÀ kzbw ]n·mdpIbpw ap³ \ymbm[n]À AhÀs¡Xnscbp­mIp¶ Bt£]§Ä¡v D¯cw Xcm\pw At\zjW§Ä¡v hnt[bcm hm\pw \nÀ_ÔnXcmhp¶ ImgvNbmWv C¶v I­psIm­ncn¡p¶Xv. aqeym[njvTnX \oXn\nÀÆlWsa¶ Nn´mKXnt¡ ]nSn¨p \nev¡m\mhq. kÀÆIemimeIÄ \S¯p¶ \nba]T\ tImgvkp Ifnepw s]meokn\pw Pbne[nIrÀ¡pw \ÂIp¶ ]cnioe\ ]cn]mSn Ifnepw \ymbm[n]·mÀ¡p sImSp¡p¶ t_m[hev¡cW ¢mÊpI fnepw A`n`mjIhr¯nbnteÀs¸«ncn¡p¶ h¡oe·mÀ¡psaÃmw [mÀ½nImSnØm\¯nepÅþ aqeym[njvTnXambþ \oXn\nÀÆlWw F¶ hnjbw \nÝbambpw DÄs¸Sp¯pIsb¶Xv C¶nsâ AXymhiyambn amdnbncn¡p¶p. “IgpI kwkvImc”¯nencp¶p “R§Ä \nba§Ä¡v apIfnemsW¶” Nn´mKXnbn {]hÀ ¯n¡p¶hsc XpS¨pamäm\pw Xqs¯dnbm\pw {]_p²cmb P\ kaqlw X¿msdSp¯v Ignªp. A[mÀ½nIXsb apfbnse \pÅn ¡fbm\pw [mÀ½nIaqey§sf hmcn]pWcm\pw P\w Bhiys¸ Sp¶p. [mÀ½nI aqey§fn ASnbpd¨ \nbahmgvNt¡ C\n ]nSn¨p \nev¡m\mhq. AXn\mbn ]p¯³ \nba§Ä BhiyamsW¦n Ah \nÀ½n¨v \S¸nem¡m³ `cWIqShpw \nb]meIcpw \oXn\ymbt¡mSXnIfpw X¿mdmhWw; X¿mdmtb ]äq.

\nbakm£cXþ C¶nsâ BhiyamWv. aqeyt_m[ hfÀ¨bpw hnImkhpwþ AXpw BhiyamWv. c­pw icnbmb hn[¯n hfcpt¼mÄ “IgpIsâ kwkvImc”¯n\v AÀ°anÃmXmhpw. A§s\bmhpt¼mÄ, `cWLS\bn ]dbp¶Xp t]mse “\nba¯n\p ap¼n FÃmhcpw Xpeycm”sW¶ kz]v\w bmYmÀ°yamIpw. B XpeyX a\pjymhImi§sf am\n¨p sIm­mhpt¼mÄ AXv aqeym[njvTnX \nbahyhkvYbv¡v cq]w sImSp¡pw. A¯c¯nepsÅmcp “\msf”þ AXmWv \½psS e£yw.

‘cmPmh¶dp¡pw ssZhw \n¶dp¡pw’þ cmPin£ Xmev¡menIw, ssZhin£ imizXw. F¦n aqeym[njvTnX \nba§fpw, \nba]meIcpw, \oXn\nÀÆlW kwhn[m\hpw \ymbm[n]·mcpw A\nhmcyw. AXp­mIs«þ AXp­mhpI Xs¶ sN¿pw.

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\nba§sf A½m\amSphm³ ]äptam?þ ]´mSm³ ]äptam? Ds­¶mWv A\p`hkm£yw. IÅt¡kpIÄ cPnÌÀ sN¿pIþ \nc]cm[nIsf AdÌv sN¿pIþ IÅs¯fnhpIÄ krjvSn¡pIþ IÅkm£nIsf lmPcm¡pIþ tImSXnsb Ifn¸n¡pI, A¯c¯nepÅ tIkpIÄ {i²bnÂs¸«n«p­v. \nbas¯ XrWhev¡cn¨v \nbas¯ Zpcp]tbmKn¨msem¶pw A\nãambn kw`hn¡m³ t]mIp¶nsö BßhnizmkamWv s]meokns\bpw t{]mknIyq«Àamtcbpw C¯c¯n  \nbas¯ A½m\amSm³ t{]cn¸n¡p¶Xv. tIkpIfn {]XnIÄ¡mbn lmPcmIp¶ A`n`mjIcpw AhcptSXmb IÅkm£nItfbpw IÅs¯fnhpw lmPcm¡n tImSXnIsf Ifn¸ns¨¶ncn¡pw. Ahcpw X§Ä sN¿p¶ A[À½s¯¡pdn¨pw A\oXnsb¡pdn¨pw Nn´n¡p¶nÃ. hmZn`mKw h¡oepw {]Xn`mKw h¡oepw s]meokpw km£nIfpw am[ya§ fpsaÃmw tImSXnsb BßmÀ°ambn klmbn¨v kXyw Is­ ¯m\pw Ipäw Btcm]n¡s¸«hs\ \nbaa\pkcn¨v Pohn¡p¶ Hcp¯a ]uc\m¡n amäm\pw {iant¡­XmWvþ AXmWv Ipä\oXn kwhn[m\¯n A´Àeo\ambncn¡p¶ XXzhpw. F¶mÂ, Nne am[ya§Ä AhcpsS Nn´bpw A`n{]mbhpsaÃmw hmÀ¯¡nSbn Iq«nt¨À¯ph¨v tImSXnIfpsS a\Ên ap³hn[n krãn¡m³ {ian¡p¶psh¶ Bt£]w tIÄ¡mw. Zriyþ{imhy am[ya§fn \ntXy\sbt¶mWw h¶psIm­ncn¡p¶ am[ya hnNmcWIÄ tImSXnIsf kzm[n\n¡p¶ps­¶v Rm³ IcpXp¶p. kXysas´ ¶dnbmtXbpw Adnbp¶ kXys¯ hfs¨mSn¨pw AÀ²kXy§sf AhXcn¸n¨pw \ymbm[n]·mcpsS a\Ên Nn´m¡pg¸w krãn¡m\mbn a\:]qÀÆw NÀ¨Ifn ]s¦pS¡p¶ Xev]cI£nIÄ KpWt¯¡mtfsd tZmjamWp sN¿p¶Xv. s]meokpw t{]mknIyq «dpw {]Xn`mKw h¡oepw am[ya§fpw F´p sNbvXmepw AhÀ¡m tcbpw t]Snt¡­sb¶ Nn´ Ahsc \nba¯n\pw \nbahmgvN bv¡pw apIfn sIms­¯n¡p¶p.

tImSXnhn[nIfnÂhsc IÅt¡kmsW¶pw IÅs¯fnhm sW¶pw aäpw FgpXn¡mWp¶p­v. F¶n«pwþ ]nt¶bpw IÅt¡ kpIÄ FSp¡pI, aÀ±\apdIÄ kzoIcn¡pI, IÅtcJIÄ lmPcm ¡pIsb¶p ]dªmÂ? AhÀ¡mtcbpw t]SnbnsöÀ°wþ t]Sn t¡s­¶À°w. PmaywIn«m\mbn h¡oe·mÀ Nne am^nbIfpambn ]¦ptNcp¶pshs¶mcp hmÀ¯ {i²bnÂs¸«n«p­v. tIskSp¯ tijw Mistake of Fact Fs¶gpXn At\zjWw Ahkm\n¸n¨n«pÅ tIkpIsfÃmw A¡q«¯n s]Sp¯m\mhnsöv FÃmhÀ¡pw Adnbmw. GsX¦nepw {Iakam[m\ \S]SnIfpsS `mKambn “I­me dnbmhp¶” Iptdt]Às¡Xnsc F.I.R. X¿mdm¡nb tijw ]etcbpw {]XnIfm¡p¶ s]meoknsâ {]hÀ¯\ssien ]et¸mgpw hnaÀi\ hnt[bambn«p­v. `cn¡p¶ kÀ¡mcnsâ CwKnX¯n\\pkcn¨pw cmjv{Sob¡mcsâ kzm[o\¯n\p hg§nbpw kzmÀ° Xmev]cy t\«¯n\mbpw \nbas¯ hfs¨mSn¡p¶psh¶pw \nc]cm[nIsf \nba \S]SnIÄ¡v hnt[bcm¡p¶psh¶pw A]cm[nIsf c£ s¸Sm³ A\phZn¡p¶psh¶papÅ Bt£]§fpw hnaÀi\§fpw ]et¸mgpw tIÄ¡m\mhpw. A§s\sbÃmw hfbv¡m\pw HmSn¡m\pw ]äpwhn[w ZpÀ_eamtWm \½psS \nba§fpw \nbahyhØbpw? ssI¡qen hm§nbXn\pw AgnaXn \S¯nbXn\pw t{]mknIyq«ÀamÀ ssIt¿msS ]nSnbnemIp¶p. ]W¯nsâ kzm[o\heb¯n {]Xn¡\pIqeambn sNbvXp sImSp¡p¶ “\nbaklmbw” Btcbpw `bs¸Sm\nsö tXm¶en \n¶p­mIp¶XtÃ? km£nIsf Nm¡n«p]nSn¨pw am[ya {]hÀ¯Isc hnebv¡v hm§nbpw s]meokn s\ ssI¡em¡nbpw t{]mknIyq«sd {]oWn¸n¨pw Nne {]Xn`mKw h¡oe·mÀ \oXn \S¯n¯cm³ tImSXnsb kao]n¡p¶Xv [mÀ½n IXbv¡v tNÀ¶XmtWm? \pW ]dªpw \pW Xs¶ ]dbn¸n¨pw tIkv Pbn¡p¶Xns\bmtWm “\oXn\nÀÆlWw” F¶v ]dbp¶Xv? \nbas¯¡pdn¨v A[nIw ]dbp¶hcmWv \nbaw Gähpw A[nIw ewLn¡p¶hÀ F¶Xv kXyamtWm?

hn[nIÀ¯mhmb PUvPnbpsS hnthN\m[nImcw hfsc IqSpXemWv. lmPcm¡p¶ sXfnhpIsf XÅn¡fbm\pw ZpÀhymJym\w sN¿m\pw At±l¯n\mhpw. kz´w a\:km£nsb h©ns¨s´¦nepw Hcp PUvPn FgpXnbmeXpw \nba¯n\p apIfn ]d¡p¶ IgpI³ kam\amWv. F§s\ hn[n¨mepw hn[ns¡Xntc dnhyqhpw A¸oepsams¡tb DÅq F¶dnbmhp¶ \ymbm[n]³ \nba§sf ZpÀhymJm\w sN¿p¶Xv \nbas¯ A½m\amSp¶Xn\p kam\amWv. \ymbm[n]·mÀ¡v Ifn¨pÃkn¡m\pÅXà \nbak` ]mkm¡nbncn¡p¶ \nba§Ä. ]s£, \nba§sf th­{X _lpam\n¡m¯ \ymbm[n]·mcps­¶pw A§s\bpÅhÀ \nbas¯ AhcpsS kzmÀ°em`¯n\mbn Zpcp]tbmKn¡p ¶psh¶pw ]dbp¶hcp­v. B kwkmcw icnbmsW¦n AhÀ IgpIsâ kwkvImc¯n Ignbp¶hcmWv. thZ]pkvXIhpw AYhm hnip²aX {KÙ§fpw sXm«v kXyta t_m[n¸n¡q F¶v tImSXnbn ]dªtijw \pW Xs¶ ]dbp¶ km£nIsft¸mse \nba]pkvXI§Ä ssI¿nÂ]nSn¨v AXn ]dªncn¡p¶ \nba§sf Imän ]d¯n hn[n\ymbw FgpXp¶ \ymbm[n]³ NXnb\mWv, \nba§sf am\n¡m¯h\mWv, B Øm\¯n\v A\Àl\pamWv.

kwØm\¯v cPnÌÀ sN¿p¶ IpäIrXy§fn in£n¡s¸ Sp¶h hfsc IpdhmsW¶v ØnXnhnhc¡W¡pIÄ ImWn¡p¶p. ChsbÃmw Xs¶ in£n¡s¸SmsX t]mIp¶Xnsâ D¯chmZn s]meokpw t{]mknIyq«Àamcpw km£nIfpw am{XamsW¶v IcpXpIh¿. ImemlcWs¸« \nba§fpw ImtemNnXaÃm¯ sXfnhv \nba§fpw IÅa\:ØnXnbpÅ Iptd {]Xn`mKw h¡oe·mcpw IŸWþkzm[o\þKp­miànIfpw Xpcp¼n¨ \nbahyhØbpw hnIeamb \oXnt_m[hpw \ãs¸« [mÀ½nI Nn´bpwþ A§s\ ]eXpw ImcWamtb¡mw. AhsbÃmw \nehnepÅ \nbas¯ AhKWn¡m\pw BÀs¡Xnscbpw FSp¯v Zpcp]tbmKn¡m\pw A\´c {]XymLmX§fnÃmsX Ignbm\pw klmbIamWv. ‘]nimNp thZ]pkvXIw D²cn¡p¶p’ F¶ t]mse \nbaÚcpw \nba]meIcpw \oXn\S¸nemt¡­hcpw Xs¶ \nbat¯bpw \nbahyhØtbbpw XInSwadn¡p¶p. Cu ZpchØ \ne\nev¡p¶psh¦neXv AXy´w ZuÀ`mKyIcamWv. JEL Crimessâ BhnÀ`mhhpw ]SÀ¶p]´en¡epw Cs¶hntSbpw NÀ¨m hnjbamWv. Cu “IgpI Nn´sb” thtcmsS ]ngpsXdnbm\pw \ymbm[n]·mcpÄs¸sS Ghcpw Accountable, Transparent ({]Xn _²XbpÅhcpw kpXmcyambn {]hÀ¯n¡p¶hcpw) BsW¶v Dd¸m¡m\papÅ \nba§Ä D­m¡Wsa¶ \nÀ_Ô_p²n cmPyamsI D­mbncn¡p¶p. \nbas¯ A½m\amSp¶hcpsS AXn{Ia§Ä¡dpXnhcp¯ntb aXnbmIq. AXn\pÅ N¦qäw `cWIqShpw \nbahyhØbpw \oXn]oT§fpw ImWn¡Wwþ ImWnt¨ aXnbmIq.

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Cuizcsâ Ip«nCuizc·mÀ...

DÕh§fpsSbpw ]Åns¸cp¶mfpIfpsSbpw Imeambm shSn, shSns¡«v, sN­sIm«v, ssa¡vhbv¡Â, Iem]cn]mSnIÄ, Fgp¶Ån¸v, BÀ¸phnfn, {]Z£nWw, tdmUn tÌPvsI«Â, Zo]me¦mcw, hgnbn tKm]pcw ]WnbÂ, tdmUn aWÂhncn¸v, tdmUn BÀ¨phbv¡Â, hgn\osf tXmcW§Ä, s]«n¡SIÄ, s]m¦mebSp¸nSÂ, `n£mS\w, ^vfIvkv t_mÀUp {]ZÀin¸n¡Â, ssa¡neqsSbpÅ ]ckyw sN¿Â, hml\w XSbÂþ A§s\ t]mIp¶q _lphn[ ]cn]mSnIÄ. \nba§Ä ewLn¨mepw A\pkcn¨mepw BÀ¡pw tNmZywsN¿m³ ]änÃ. tNmZyw sN¿p¶hÀ Häs¸Spsa¶ Imcy¯n XÀ¡w th­. “tNmc¸pgsbmgpIpw” Fs¶mcp kapZmb t\Xmhv Hcp kn\nam UbtemKv ]dbp¶Xp t]mse Cuizcsâ Ip«nCuizc·msc tNmZywsNbvXm Nnet¸mÄ “tNmc¸pg” HgpInsb¶pw hcmw. \½psS kwØm\¯v s]meokv dn¡mÀUv sNbvXn«pÅ “hÀ¤ob elfIfn” Iptd F®w DÕh§tfmSpw s]cp¶mfmtLmj§tfmSpw A\p_Ôn¨pÅXm sW¶mWv Gsd BÝcyIcw. c­v aXhn`mK¯nÂs¸«hcmsW¦n {]iv\w Kuchamsb¶pw hcmw.

\nba¯n\pw \nbahyhØbv¡pw apIfn \nev¡p¶ aXþkapZmb t\Xm¡Ä AhÀ¡p tXm¶nbhn[¯n F´p ImWn¨mepw Ahsbms¡ I­nsöv \Sn¡pIbmWv \nba ]meIcpw `cWIqShpw. tdmUn BÀ¨v hbv¡p¶Xv A\phZn¡n söv PnÃm A[nImcnIÄ BhÀ¯n¨mhÀ¯n¨v D¯chp ]pds¸Sphn¨n«pw Ah hIhbv¡msX BÀ¨pIÄ tdmUn hbv¡p¶ DÕh/ s]cp¶mÄ I½nän¡mcp­nhnsS. BÀ¨n X«n hml\m]I S§Ä D­mIp¶psh¶v s]meokn ]cmXns¸«m BÀ¨n\Sp t¯¡v hml\w sIm­pt]mI­msb¶v s]meokptZymKس D]tZin¡p¶p. ASp¯nsS, tdmUn\v apIfneqsS IpdpsI hbv¡p¶ BÀ¨n\p ]Icw tdmUn\cnIn s\SpsI h¨ncn¡p¶ BÀ¨pIÄ ImWm\nSbmbn. tIm«bw `mK§fnsems¡ hfª AcnhmÄ tXm«n t]mse tdmUnsâ Hcp hi¯p\n¶pw tdmUn\v \Sphn hsc F¯p¶ BÀ¨pIÄ ImWm\nSbmbn. F¶mepw \nba§Ä ewLn¡psa¶ hminbnemWv ]ecpw.

tdmUnseÃmw ASp¸pIq«nbtijw IÃpw _m¡nh¶ hndIpw AhnsS Dt]£n¨n«n«p t]mIp¶ `àP\§sf¸än F´p ]dbm\mWv? tdmUn sI«nb tÌPv DÕhw Ignªv ]e Znhk§ fmbmepw Agn¨pamäp¶nÃ. cm{Xn 2 aWnhsc Iem]cn]mSnIÄ! tImSXnhn[nbÃ, km£m Cuizc³ Xs¶ ]dªmepw Ah sNhns¡mÅm³ k·\Êv ImWn¡m³ X¿mdnÃm¯ {]amWnamcp Åt¸mÄ \nbaewL\§Ä XpSÀ¡Ybmbn A§s\ s]mbvs¡m­n cn¡pw. tdmUn ASp¸p ]q«p¶Xn\p ]Icw GsX¦nepw ]d¼ntem ssaXm\t¯m ASp¸p ]q«mhp¶XmsW¶ tImSXn \nÀt±iw D­mbn«pw ]ecpw AXv hIhbv¡p¶nÃ. tdmUS¨v sseän«pÅ Fgp¶Ån¸pw {]Z£nWhpw \S¯mXncn¡m³ {]]©iànI sfms¡ H¶mbn {ian¨m t]mepw \S¡nÃ. B[ymßoIXbpw BßmhpsaÃmw tZho{]kmZhpw ssZhm\p{Klhpw In«p¶ Imcy§fmbXn\m IpªpIp«nIÄ, kv{XoIÄ DÄs¸sS B_mehr²w P\§fpw BtLmjn¡p¶ thfbn \nba§Ä¡pw N«§Ä¡pw F´v {]kànsb¶p tNmZn¡p¶hcp­v. “ASn¨ hgntb t]mbnsænÂ, t]mb hgntb ASn¡pI” F¶ hnime Nn´bmWv \nba]meIÀ¡pÅXv.

“ASnsIm­mepw Cuizc k¶n[nbn InS¡Ww” F¶ \nÀ_ÔapÅhÀ \nbaewL\§Ä¡v X¿mdmhpw. shSns¡«pIÄ A]ISImcnIfmsW¦nepw shSns¡«v imeIÄ¡v Xo]nSn¨v BfpIÄ acn¡p¶ps­¦nepw “shSns¡«nsænse´v DÕhw” F¶p tNmZn¡p¶hcpsS hn]WnNn´bpw I¨hS¡®pw CuizchnNmchpw \nba§Ä ewLn¡msa¶phscbmbncn¡p¶q. DÕh§tfmSpw ]Åns¸cp¶mfpItfmSpw A\p_Ôn¨p­mIp¶ hg¡v I¯n¡p¯nepw I¯n¡enepw hsc sNs¶¯nbn«p­v. km[mcW Zn\§fn cmhnse 5 aWn¡mWv {]mÀ°\m KoX§Ä tIÄ¡p¶sX¦n hntijZnhk§fneXv AXncmhnse 4 aWn¡v Xs¶ XpS§pw. km[mcW Znhk§fn tZhm/ssZhmeb¯n\p NpäpamWv D¨`mjnWnbn \n¶pÅ iÐw tIÄ¡p¶sX¦nÂ, hntijZnhk§fn IntemaoädpIÄ \of¯nemWv D¨`mjnWnIÄ sIm­ph¨ncn¡p¶Xv. Hcp {]tZiamsI iÐþ_lfþaen\oIcWw. s]meokn ]cmXns¸«t¸mÄ FÃmw tI«tijw Bcpw Xncnªp t\m¡nbnÃ. FÃmhÀ¡pw `bamWv; F´p­mhpsa¶ Bi¦bmWv FÃmhÀ¡pw. ]cmXns¸Sp¶bmÄ asämcp aXhn`mK¯n s¸«bmfmsW¦n `hnjy¯pIÄ Fs´ms¡bmbncn¡psa¶v ]dbpI h¿.

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BÀ¡pw F´pw ]dbmw...

kwc£W heb¯nemsW¦nÂ

El incumbit probatio qui dicit non qui negat- Hcp {Inan\ \oXnimkv{XX¯zamWnXv. “Btcm]n¡p¶bmÄ sXfnhv \ÂIWw; \ntj[n¡p¶ BÄ AÔþ CXmWXnsâ aebmf XÀÖa. F¶m iàamb kpc£nXheb¯n \n¡p¶hÀ F´pw BÀs¡Xntcbpw ]dbp¶ HchØmhntijw \ap¡nSbn D­mbncn¡p¶p. Hcp ssewKnImtcm]W tIknt\mS\p_Ôn¨v ]Xnäm­pIÄ Ignªn«pw ]eXcw Btcm]W§Ä am[ya§fneqsS hcp¶p. ‘XpS§pI, D¨¯n ]dbpI, \ndp¯msX ]dªpsIm­ncn¡pI” F¶XmWv NneÀ kzoIcn¡p¶ \bw. am[ya§fneqsS Ah ]pd¯p hcpt¼mÄ Ipämtcm]nX³ Ipäw \ntj[n¡p¶tXmsSm¸w Nne sXfnhpIÄ \ÂIm\mbn \nÀ_ÔnX\mhp¶p. \nÊlmbX ImWn¨m AXv kwibw Dfhm¡p¶psh¶ kXyhpw AwKoIcnt¨ ]äq. apIfn¸dª \oXnimkv{X¯nsâ XpSÀ¨bmbn«v ]dbp¶ asämcp X¯zhpw IqsS {i²n¡q: Cum per rerum naturam factum negatis probatio nulla sit (Since by the nature of things, he who desires a fact can produce any proof). icnbmWv. Ipäw \ntj[n¡p¶h\pw sXfnhv sImSp¡mw. ]t£ \nÀ_ÔanÃ.

15Dw 20Dw 40Dw hÀjambn«pw At\zjWhpw hnNmcWbpw Ahkm\n¡m¯ tIkpIfpsS ]«nI kwØm\¯v \ofpIbmWv. \½psS \m«n 1970Ifn At\zjn¡s¸« {Inan\ tIkpIfpsS At\zjW ImeL«w F{XmbsW¶v ]Tn¨t¸mÄ c­p tIkpIfn 15 hÀj¯nsesdbmsb¶v Is­¯m\mbn. \mjW t]meokv I½oj³ (1976þ’78) FdWmIpf¯v kwLSn¸n¨ Hcp skan\mdn B kXyw shfns¸Sp¯nsbmcp t]¸À A¡me¯v AhXcn¸n¨t¸mÄ skan\mdn ]s¦Sp¯hÀ AÛpXs¸«pt]mbn. ZoÀLamb 15 hÀjw! Cuizcm! F¶s{X A¶p­mb Nn´mKXn. ]s£ C¶§s\bÃ. ‘Lex reprobat moram’ (\nbaw \o«ens\ shdp¡p¶p, (The law always abhors delay) F¶ kl{kmÐ§Ä ]g¡apÅ \oXnimkv{X X¯z§sf ]cnlkn¨p XÅp¶ coXnbmWv Ct¸mÄ A\phÀ¯n¡p¶Xv. Hcmsf th«bmSm\mbn “iàcmbhÀ” Cd§n¯ncn¨m “Btcm]Wic§Ä” F{X thWsa¦nepw sXmSp ¯phnSmw. Iptd A`n`mjIÀ klmbn¡m\ps­¦n {]iv\w k¦oÀ ®am¡mw. hSnsIm­v ASn¨m Hcn¡epw NmIm¯ Hcp ]m¼ns\ t¸mse Ipämtcm]nXhnt[b³ ]pfsª¶pw hcmw. \Ivk hÀ¤okv h[t¡kn in£mhn[n 40 hÀjw IgnªvtI«t¸mÄ ]­v acWs¸« \Ivk _mcnIfmbhcpsS apgph³ tIkpIfpw ]p\ct\zjn¡Wsa¶ Bhiyhpw am[ya§fn tI«p. Hcp I\ymkv{XobpsS kwibmkv]Zamb acWt¯mS\p_Ôn¨p­mb tIkv ]e Xe/Xc At\zjW§ Ä¡p tijwþ hÀjw Ccp]tXmf ambn«pwþ Ct¸mgpw hnNmcW Im¯v InS¡pIbmWv. AgnaXnt¡kp IfpsS ImessZÀLyhpw ANn´yhyw Xs¶. F´n\mWv ]p¯³ ]p¯³ Btcm]W§Ä D¶bn¡p¶sX¶v tNmZn¨m s]s«¶v D¯cw In«nsb¶ncn¡pw. FÃmw “\oXn¡pth­n” F¶Xmbncn¡pw B D¯cw. ]s£, Btcm]W§Ä D¶bn¡p¶hcpsS Dt±iip²n IqSn IW¡nseSp¯v \oXnimkv{X XXz§fpsS ASnØm\¯n hnebncpt¯­Xv C¶nsâ Bhiyambncn¡p¶p.

‘Non officit affectus nisi sequatur effectus sed in affectus actrocioribus delictis punitur, licet non sequatur effectus’- F´mWo XXz¯nsâ ]cn`mj? ‘A\´c^ew Csæn Dt±iw A]ISIm cnbÃ. F¶m KpcpXcIpäIrXy§fn A\´c^ew Csænepw Dt±iw in£n¡s¸Smhp¶XmWv.’ Btcm]W§Ä sXfnhpIÄ CÃmsX D¶bn¡p¶hÀ KpcpXcIpäw sN¿p¶hcmWv. ]s£, A¡q«À¡v cmjv{Sob ]n³_ehpw ]W¯nsâ B[nIyhpw DÅXn\m AhÀ \oXnimkv{X XXz§fptSbpw \nba§fptSbpw apIfn hncmPn¡pIbmWv. KpcpXc Btcm]W¡pä§fn A\´c^ew Csænepw Dt±iw in£n¡s¸Smhp¶XmsW ¶ncns¡ Bcv BÀs¡Xnsc \S]SnsbSp¡pw? Cu ss[cyamWv “BÀ¡pw F´pw]dbm”sa¶ ZpchØbp­mhm³ ImcWw.

“hntZi klmbw D­v; BtKmfhev¡cW¯memWnXv, Xo{hhmZ_Ôw ImWmw, aXauenIhmZamWv ]n¶nÂ, Ahnip² Iq«psI«v, IÅ]Ww HgpIp¶p, PmXnNn´bmWv ImcWw, am^nb {]hÀ¯\w, AgnaXn” Fs¶ms¡bpÅ At\Iw Btcm]W§Ä D¶bn¡mw. Btcm]W§Ä D¶bn¡p¶hÀ¡v Ah sXfnbn¡m \pÅ _m[yX CÃm¯nSt¯mfw Imew Btcm]W§fn§s\ h¶psIm­ncn¡pw. AXnsâ t]cn kachpw [À®hpw ItÃdpw _µpw lÀ¯mepw s]mXpapX \in¸n¡epw hgnXSbepw A[nIambn C\nbpÅ Znhk§fn D­msb¶pw hcmw. Btcm]W §fpsS ASnØm\¯n am{Xw ImWn¨pIq«nbþ Iq«p¶ A\oXn AXnibn¸n¡pw hn[apÅhbmWv. sF.Fkv.BÀ.Hm. Nmct¡kv apX F{Xtbm tIkpIfnse Btcm]W§Ä ASnØm\clnXam bncp¶psh¶p sXfnbn¡s¸«ncn¡p¶p. IÅt¡kpIÄ cPnÌÀ sNbvXv CÃm¯ Btcm]W§Ä \nc¯n tIkv hnNmcWsNbvXp Ipämtcm]nXsc Ipähnapàcm¡nbn«pÅ F{Xtbm tIkpIÄ \ap¡v ap¼nep­v. ]s£, A\oXn¡p hnt[bcmbn«pÅhÀ¡v A\p`hnt¡­n h¶ Iã\ã§Ä¡v ]cnlmcanÃmsXbpw A\mhiy Btcm]W§Ä \S¯nbhÀs¡Xnsc bmsXmcp \S]SnIfpw FSp¡msXbpw {]hÀ¯n¡ps¶mcp Ipä\oXn kwhn[m\w IpäaäXÃ. kXyaÃm¯ Btcm]W§Ä¡v hnt[bcmhp¶hÀ¡v \ã]cnlmcw sImSp¡m\pXIpw hn[apÅ Victim Compensation TribunalIÄ AXymhiyambn htc­nbncn ¡p¶p. AXn\psÅmcp \¡Â _n tI{µkÀ¡mcnsâ ]cnKW\bn Ds­¦nepw \mfnXphsc \nbaam¡m³ Ignªn«n söXv IãamWv. “Bªv NoInbm Hcp Cusc¦nepw In«pw“” F¶p ]dbp¶Xp t]mse BhÀ¯n¨mhÀ¯n¨v Btcm]W§Ä D¶bn¨v Hcp “Cucns\” F¦nepw Is­¯m\mhptamsb¶v {ian¡p¶ “kpc£nXÀ” Hcp Imcyw HmÀ¯ncp¶m sImÅmw. FÃm¯nepw Hcp Cosmic LawbpsS iànbpw {]`bpw D­mhpsa¶v. ]s£, B {]Imiw F¯m³ kabw th­nht¶¡mw. ]s£ B “Imew” hcpwþ hcpIXs¶ sN¿pw. AXmWv ap³Imem\p`h§Ä sXfnbn¡p¶Xv.

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I®pXpd¡m¯ ssZh§Ä

“I®pXpd¡m¯ ssZh§tf

Icbm\dnbm¯ Nncn¡m\dnbm¯ Ifna¬ {]XnaItf”

Aán]p{Xnsb¶ aebmf kn\nabnse Hcp Km\`mKamWXv. ssZh§sf ]änbmsW¦nepw B Km\w HcpIq«w IgpI·mÀ¡pw _m[IamWv. ssI¡qentbm ssIaSt¡m sImSp¡msX I®p Xpd¡m¯ H¯ncn Ifna¬ {]XnaIfp­v kÀ¡mÀ/AÀ²kÀ¡mÀ/s]mXptaJem kÀÆokpIfnÂ. ssI¡qensb¶ ]Z{]tbmKw icnbsöpw ]Icw ‘kÀhokv’ aWn (Service Money) sbt¶m amk kt´mjw (Monthly Kickback) Ft¶m ]dbWsa¶ hmZKXnbpw \nehnep­v. “kÀhokv aWn”¡v ¢n]vXamb \nc¡p­v/ XpIbp­v. AXv IrXyambn “kÀhokv GPâns\” (Service Agent) Gev]n¨m kÀ¡mÀ Imcyw apdsXän¨pw \S¯n¡n«pw. Hcp ]ckv]c klmb klIcW kwLw IWt¡bmWv Imcy§fpsS t]m¡v F¶pthWw IcpXphm³. kÀ¡mÀ DtZymKس tNmZn¡Wwþ ssI¡qen sImSp¡p¶h³ sImSp¯ncn¡Wsa¶ \nba¯nsâ \qemameI sfm¶pw ‘kÀÆokv aWn’ Imcy¯nenÃ. AhnsS kÀ¡mcptZymKس tNmZn¡p¶nÃ; kÀÆokv kzoIcn¡p¶bm DtZymKØt\m¶pw sImSp¡p¶panÃ. IpäIrXyimkv{X¯n Money fixing and Money splitting F¶ c­v {]tbmK§fp­v. BZyt¯Xv “tXmXv” \nÝbn¡epw c­mat¯Xv “hn`Pn¡ep”amWv. A¡q«À Btcbpw `b¡p¶nÃ; AhscÃmw \nba§Ä¡v apIfnepamWv. ImcWw? FÃmhcpw IqsS sN¿p¶ HcpXcw “Iq«mbva IpäIrXy”ambXn\m Bsc t]Sn¡Ww? ssZh§ftà AhÀ! ]Ww t\À¨bnSpt¼mÄ I®pXpd¡p¶hÀ! IrXyambn In«nbnsænÂ, I®vNn½n Nn½n am{Xw Xpd¡p¶hÀ.

{]Xnamk kt´mjw AYhm kickback F¶mse´mWv? thX\ambn amkmhkm\w In«p¶ XpIbpsS ]ebnc«n Xev]c I£nIÄ sImSp¡p¶Xns\bmWn§s\ ]dbp¶Xv. Hmtcmcp¯cpsS Øm\hpw A[nImchpw A\pkcn¨v kt´mj¯n\v Gähpw Cd¡hpw D­mIpw. s]meokv, FIvsskkv, hnev]\\nIpXn, h\w XpS§n kÀ¡mcn\v hcpam\w D­m¡p¶ FÃm hIp¸pIfnepw “kt´mj”aps­¶mWv ]T\§fn ImWp¶Xv. AhnS§fnse ssZh§Ä I®pXpd¶ncn¡pIbmWv. AhÀ Hcn¡epw Dd§mdnÃ. ]W¯n hogm¯ ssZh§sf hogv¯m³ hgnIÄ thsdbmWv.

“]mSm¯ hoWbpw ]mSpw t{]a¯n³ KÔÀÆ hnc sXm«mÂ

]mSm¯ am\khoWbpw ]mSpw” (dÌvlukv)

icnbmWv, ]W¯n I®pXpd¡m¯hÀ “\½sfm¶mIpao _Ô\¯m” F¶p ]mSns¡mSp¯m AhÀ \nba§Ä¡¸pdw {]hÀ¯ns¨¶ncn¡pw. ]nSn¡s¸Sp¶ s]¬hmWn` tIkpIfn seÃmw Xs¶ ]e kÀ¡mÀ hIp¸pIfn s]«hcpw {]XnØm\¯v hcp¶Xmbn I­phcp¶p.

“Bcpw ImWmsXtbmfhpw Xochpw

BenwK\§fn apgpIn” (\Zn)

A§s\bpÅ cwK§Ä hoUntbmbn ]IÀ¯nþ samss_ t^mWnem¡n »mIvsabn sNbvXp Imcyw ImWp¶hcpw D­v. AhÀ¡mbn \nba§Ä ewLn¡mt\m \nba§Ä¡¸pdw \n¶v {]hÀ¯n¡mt\m aSnbnÃm¯ “IgpI·mcpw” \ap¡nSbn hkn¡p¶p­v. AhÀ A§s\ sN¿pt¼mÄ tIÄ¡mwþ

“Cud\mb \ZnbpsS amdn Cu hnSÀ¶ \oÀ¡panfIfnÂ

thÀs]Sp¶ thZ\tbm thcnSp¶ \nÀhrXntbm? (\Zn)

AgnaXn¡pw kzP\]£hmZ¯n\pw FXnsc P\§Ä apdhnfn Iq«p¶ps­¦nepw Bcpw AXv tIÄ¡p¶nÃ. tIcf¯nse Zriyþ{imhy am[ya§Ä C¡mcysamcp shÃphnfnbmbn FSp¯v \nehnfn¡p¶ \nÊlmbcmb P\§sf klmbn¡m³ X¿mdmbn«p­v. ]e Nm\epIfnepw AgnaXns¡Xntc s]mcpXm³ AhÀ¡p Icp¯p]IcpIsb¶ Blzm\w CSbv¡nsS ]dbp¶Xv ]et¸mgpw tIÄ¡mdp­v. CubnsSbmbn IqSpX tIÄ¡p¶p­v.

“In«pw hIbn Xr]vXnbmImsX

In«m¯Xn\mbn ssI\o«msX

IÀ½w sN¿pI \½psS e£yw

IÀ½^ew Xcpw Cuizc\tÃm” (`àIptNe)

CsXms¡ BtcmSv ]dbm³? BÀ¡v tIÄ¡Ww? AgnaXn¡mcn Xmtg¯«n InS¡p¶hÀ Nnet¸mÄ ]nSnbnembm Bbn. D¶XØm\obcmcpw Xs¶ ]nSn¡s¸Sp¶nÃ. a{´namcpw DbÀ¶ DtZymKØcpw ]nSnbn Bbm¯s¶ Ah At\zjn¡p¶Xv h³ I½nänIfpw h³ tXm¡pIfpw Bbncn¡pw. slUvtIm¬Ì_nfpw F.Fkv.sF.bpw aäpw AhÀ¡v Imh \n¡m³ t]mIp¶hcmbncn¡pwþ Ahscm¶pw At\zjIcmbn cn¡nÃ. henb {]XnjvTbpÅ Øe§fn ssZh§Ä kpc£nX heb¯nembncn¡psa¶Xpt]mse Cu s]cpwIgpI·mcpw kpc£nXcmbncn¡pw. FÃm At\zjW§fpw Ignªphcpt¼mÄ AhscÃmw Ipähnapàcm¡s¸«ncn¡pw. At¸mÄ \S¯p¶ am[ya apJmapJ NÀ¨Ifn AhÀ ]dbpw “Ahkm\w \oXn e`n¨p”sh¶v. “kXyw shfnbn h¶p” F¶v. “tImSXnIfn hnizmkw Ds­¶v.” ssZhw XpW¨p”sh¶v. t]msc, IgpI·mcpsS \ymboIcW§Äþ ]nimNnsâ Kncn{]`mjWw!

“{]]©ZÀi\ aqey§ÄX³

{]`mX Zo]apWÀ¶p”

Xm§m\mfps­¦n XfÀ¨ F¶p ]dbp¶Xp t]mse sImSp¡m\mfps­¦n “tamlw” F¶Xà kXyw. “sImSp¯mte” Imcyw \S¡pIbpÅpsh¶pw ssZhw {]kmZn¡Wsa¦n ]qPmcnbpw {]kmZnt¨ ]äq F¶ AhØmhntijw krãn¡pIbpw sN¿pI. ^etam? sI«pXmen ]Wbwht¨m hntäm ssZht¯bpw ]qPmcntbbpw {]oXns¸Sp¯pI. ssI¡qen a¶·msc kwc£n¡p¶ taeptZymKØcp­v. ]cp´n \n¶pw tImgn¡pªp§sf kwc£n¡p¶ XÅt¡mgnIÄ t]mse ssI¡qen¡msc NndIn\Snbn Im¯pkq£n¡p¶ cmjv{Sob t\Xm¡fpap­v. IÅ\v Iªnhbv¡p¶hcà AhÀ; adn¨v s]cpwIÅ·mÀ Xs¶bmWhÀ. Kp­mkwc£Ww hsc A¡q«À sImSps¯¶ncn¡pw. kln¡p¶Xn\pw AXnÀhc¼pIÄ D­v. aqt¡mfw ap§nbm shÅw aq¶mfmtWm \memfmtWm F¶p Nn´n¡p¶Xn AÀ°anÃ. A§s\ hcpt¼mÄ AgnaXn¡msc ssIt¿msS ]nSnIqSm³ NneÀ hnPne³kv hIp¸ns\ kao]ns¨¶ncn¡pw. AXmtWähpw henb Xami. HcphÀjw GXm­v 150 Xmsg tIkpIÄ cPnÌÀ sN¿mt\ hnPne³kv hIp¸n\mhp¶pÅq. {Sm¸ptIkpIÄ hfsc hncfw! FÃmw kln¡pt¼mÄ P\w Xs¶ AgnaXnhoc·msc ssIImcyw sN¿p¶p. Nnesc ssIt¿msS ]nSnIqSn sNcp¸pamesbms¡ AWnbn¨v s]mXpP\a[y¯n AhXcn¸n¡p¶p. AhÀ aªpI«bpsS A{Kw am{Xw. tImSn¡W¡n\pw iXtImSn IW¡n\pw AgnaXn \S¡p¶ Hcp cmPy¯v kznkv _m¦v \nt£]w DÅhsctbm IŸWan«p A½m\amSp¶hsctbm H¶pw sN¿m³ Cu P\Iob hnNmcW¡mÀ ¡mhp¶nà F¶ \ákXyw IqsS AwKoIcnt¨ ]äq. At¸mgpw HcpIq«w P\§Ä ]mSp¶p:

“Cu hgn¯mcbn Bew_anÃmsX Cuizc³ \nev¡p¶p.

[À½\oXnIÄ XmSn hfÀ¯n X]Êncn¡p¶p.”

At¸mgpw IgpI·mÀ s]m«n¨ncn¡p¶p.