Police Commissioner sought explanation from Manitham

Ms. Daillere Aline, 22, a French Nationalist joined Internship programme on 03-12-2004 with Manitham, a Human Right Organisation functioning in India. The organisation has assigned Ms. Daillere Aline as a head and an observer for an independent in-depth study on accused concerned with Coimbatore Serial Bomb Blast occurred in 1998, in which 58 persons died, several others became disabled and 168 were detained [all are behind custody till date] by the police of Al-Umma, a Muslim organisation which was banned later. Also, due to police atrocity at that time, several Muslim youths were disappeared and their fate has not been known till now.

Manitham along with PSGCAS has jointly organised for an in-depth study compromising more than 40 member team for this sensitive issue on a theme of, 'How the victims [family members trauma] are affected physical, social, political, economic, cultural and psychology [Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD] during the past 6 1/2 years [i.e.. 1998 to 2004], in the absence of their family member's - deceased / accused / disappeared / major injured disables etc. of the Coimbatore Serial Bomb Blast'.

Coimbatore City Police Commissioner has served a memo to Manitham organisation on 20-01-2005 night at around 9.30 pm, seeking explanation, 'how can a French national holding a tourist visa can be engaged with this Human Right work in Coimbatore'. Full text of the memo reads as,

"It has been stated by Ms. Daillere Aline, a French National, that she arrived India as a tourist on 10-11-2004, that she visited numerous places in India as a tourist and arrived Coimbatore on 03-12-2004; that being a law graduate in human rights, from the University of Lyon Catholic, France, she came to know about your 'Manitham' organisation through the internet in 'Manitham' website. She further stated that she met you. You have arranged for a stay at Kuniamuthur; and also arranged for an interactions with students of PSG Arts & Science College, to assist her for visiting the houses of the accused concerned in Coimbatore Serial Bomb Blast cases.

Please offer your explanation as to how you have engaged the above foreigner for assisting your in the internship, when she has come on 'Tourist Visa', which is a blatant violation of visa conditions. The copy of the permission granted by PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore may also be forwarded for verification."

While contacting Manitham, the Executive Director Mr. Subramanian said that a proper explanation will be submitted to the competent authority in a short period.

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