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G.N. Saibaba
1967–2024
- Nationality
- India
- Occupation
- human rights defender
Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba (1967 â 12 October 2024) was an Indian scholar, writer and human rights activist from Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh. Saibaba was accused by Indian authorities of having ties with outlawed Maoist organizations and was sentenced to life imprisonment by a session court in 2017.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Nagpur Central JailDates unknown
Biography
Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba (1967 â 12 October 2024) was an Indian scholar, writer and human rights activist from Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh. Saibaba was accused by Indian authorities of having ties with outlawed Maoist organizations and was sentenced to life imprisonment by a session court in 2017. He was later acquitted of the charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act by the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on 14 October 2022. After the ruling, the Supreme Court of India suspended the order and asked the high court to re-evaluate the case. On 5 March 2024, Saibaba (as well as five other individuals who were tried along with him) was once again acquitted by the High Court, with the court declaring that the prosecution's case was invalid due to its lack of technical propriety as well as various cases of dodgy evidence, and called the trial court's verdict a "failure of justice". The second acquittal has also been challenged by the state in the Supreme Court, by way of filing a special leave petition the same day and prior to the delivery of the High Court's judgement. He died on 12 October 2024, following post-operation complications after undergoing surgery for gallbladder stones.
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