Justice in India is growing ever more partisan
The ruling party’s opponents are punished with remarkable speed
WHEN INDIANS think of how the law works, speed is not what comes to mind. An average case in the lower courts takes five years to settle. Three-quarters of prison inmates are not sentenced offenders, but awaiting trial. Yet repeatedly in recent weeks Indian justice has moved with remarkable swiftness.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Policing, fast and slow”
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