RSS
questions authenticity of Aseemanand's confession
Friday January 07, 2011 11:49:27 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Friday questioned the
authenticity of the confessional statement of Swami Aseemanand
about his role in terror activities and said the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) had resorted to political gimmicks by leaking
it to media.
"We do not know the authenticity of the confession... It should
have remained with the magistrate only. The way it has found place
in media suggests a sinister attempt to defame certain individuals
and organisations," RSS spokesman Ram Madhav told IANS.
"The so-called confession is full of confusion and
contradiction... there is no evidence to substantiate the wild
allegations," he said, adding that the confession might have been
made under duress.
"We do not know if the confession has been given under duress. We
are examining all the aspects... lawyers are seized of the whole
thing. We will see," Madhav said.
He said that the organisation had been cooperating with the
investigating agencies and instead of taking investigations
forward, the agency has resorted to political gimmicks.
"CBI has resorted to this gimmick to leak to the media and it
smacks of some sinister design to defame the RSS and senior
functionaries," he said.
A weekly magazine said Aseemanand, who worked for Vanvasi Kalyan
Ashram in Dangs district of Gujarat, confessed about his role in
the Malegaon, Samjhauta Express train, Ajmer and Mecca Masjid
bombings before a magistrate.
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