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AIMIM Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi Acquitted In 2 Hate Speech Cases

Mumbai: A Hyderabad court on Wednesday acquitted All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi in two hate speech cases registered against him.

The prosecution failed to produce proper evidence for the same, the court said.

It also directed Akbaruddin not to make any controversial speech in the future keeping in mind the national integrity. Akbaruddin was facing cases for his alleged hate speeches delivered in Nizamabad and Nirmal in Telangana in December 2012.

On Tuesday, the special court had deferred the verdict in both the cases till Wednesday. It had earlier posted the matter for decision on Tuesday after completion of the arguments of the defence and prosecution and deferred the decision till Wednesday.

Akbaruddin, the younger brother of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, was booked under certain sections of the Indian Penal Code for making “hate” speeches wherein he allegedly used inflammatory and derogatory language against a community during his public speeches.

Earlier, several cases were registered against Akbaruddin in Nizamabad on 8 December 2012 and Nirmal town on 22 December 2012 for allegedly giving hate speeches by him.

He was also arrested and later released on bail. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) investigated the Nizamabad case and filed a charge sheet in 2016, while the district police probing the Nirmal case also submitted a charge sheet in the same year.

A total of 41 witnesses were examined in the Nizamabad case while 33 people were examined in the Nirmal case.

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