The survivor in the 2017 actor rape case on Sunday made a scathing social media post, signalling profound disenchantment with the trial court’s verdict last week.
In the post narrating her uphill struggle for justice and the setbacks she endured, she pointedly says that as early as 2020, she as well as the prosecution “noticed changes in the way the case was being handled, especially when it came to one particular accused.”
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“This verdict may surprise many people, but it did not surprise me. As early as 2020, I began to feel that something was not right. Even the prosecution noticed changes in the way the case was being handled, especially when it came to one particular accused. After years of pain, tears, and emotional struggle, I have come to a painful realisation that not every citizen in this country is treated equally before the law. At the end of the day, this verdict made me realise how strongly human judgement can shape decisions. I also know that every court does not function in the same way,” she writes.
Later in the post, she lists out the reasons why she lost faith in the trial court, including the alleged illegal access and tampering of the memory card.
