GUWAHATI: The hearing on NIA’s petition challenging Raijor Dal MLA Akhil Gogoi’s discharge from all charges under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the cases registered at Chandmari and Chabua police stationS for his alleged role in inciting violence during anti-CAA protests in December 2019 started in the Gauhati High Court on Friday.
The NIA had moved the HC in July, challenging the verdict of the NIA special court “discharging” Gogoi of all charges under the UAPA 1967 after finding no adequate materials to frame charges.
Gogoi walked free on July 1 after spending 18 months and 20 days in jail. He contested the assembly elections from Sivasagar constituency from jail and won the battle.
He is the first from Assam to win an election from jail.
The NIA court did not find adequate materials to attribute any act of terrorism to Gogoi and frame charges against him under the UA(P) Act, 1967 in both the cases.
