DUBAI Lawyers here have trashed statements by a prominent Indian anti-corruption campaigner who claimed that convicted thieves in the UAE have their hands cut off.
Kiran Bedi, a retired super-cop in India, has joined the lobby of anti-corruption icon Anna Hazare who is pushing for the passage of “Lokpal”, an anti-corruption bill being debated by members of the Indian Parliament.
Speaking at a joint Team Anna-Ramdev protest on Monday in New Delhi, she said the Lokpal they wanted would evoke the same “dread” as the UAE law, mandating that the hand of a thief be chopped off as punishment.
“The hands of thieves are chopped off there [UAE]. There is a fear of law. If the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) is under the control of Lokpal, wrongdoers will have the same fear,” she said.
Source:http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/uae-lawyers-trash-anti-corruption-campaigner-kiran-bedi-s-comments-1.1032702
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