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Umar Khalid speaks on six years in jail without trial
The Guardian··1 Jul
Activist Umar Khalid gave his first interview since his September 2020 arrest, conveyed via family and friends as The Guardian could not meet him in Tihar prison. Khalid, prisoner number 626714, has spent nearly six years jailed on terror charges linked to the February 2020 Delhi riots without a trial date being set.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Pre-trial detention length affects rights of accused citizens.
- Political dissent cases draw international human rights scrutiny.
- Bail denial patterns influence how long cases remain unresolved.
What's Happening
- Khalid has been jailed since September 2020.
- He faces terror charges linked to Delhi riots.
- No trial date has been scheduled yet.
Case Timeline
- February 2020 riots killed 53 people in Delhi.
- Khalid was first arrested for sedition in 2016 at JNU.
- New York mayor Zohran Mamdani sent him a solidarity note.
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