Put Media on Trial Before we Punish the General

Chandra CP Nath ∗
June 21, 2011

Lt General of the Indian Army will soon be facing a Court Martial in India. Crime
he (LT Gen Avadesh Prakash) committed: he tried to influence another official of the Indian Army! The question for debate is: Is it a crime to influence the decisions of another government official? And who is baying for the head of the
accused General? The media. The media in its  enthusiasm to curb corruption is swinging into action to urge the RM and the Chief to take criminal action against a General,(in his capacity as PSO of the Chief of Army Staff) who tried to influence the actions of another General in his capacity as a Corps commander.
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Put Media on Trial