My contempt case is watershed moment for freedom of speech: Prashant Bhushan
- 4 years ago
Senior lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan over Supreme Court’s decision to pay Rs 1 fine in the contempt of court case held a press conference on August 31.
Bhushan said, “My tweets were not intended to disrespect Supreme Court or judiciary as a whole, but were meant to express my anguish at what I felt was deviation from its sterling record.”
Calling it a watershed moment, Senior Lawyer said, “This is a watershed moment for freedom of speech and seems to have encouraged many people to speak out against injustices.”
Bhushan said, “My tweets were not intended to disrespect Supreme Court or judiciary as a whole, but were meant to express my anguish at what I felt was deviation from its sterling record.”
Calling it a watershed moment, Senior Lawyer said, “This is a watershed moment for freedom of speech and seems to have encouraged many people to speak out against injustices.”