喀拉拉邦高等法院维持前部长Antony Raju在1990年证据篡改案中的定罪, Kerala High Court upholds former minister Antony Raju’s conviction in 1990 evidence tampering case, disqualifying him from upcoming state elections.

喀拉拉邦高等法院于2026年3月17日驳回前交通部长Antony Raju在1990年证据篡改案中提出的暂停对他的定罪的请求, The Kerala High Court on March 17, 2026, rejected former Transport Minister Antony Raju’s plea to suspend his conviction in a 1990 evidence tampering case, disqualifying him from contesting the upcoming state Assembly elections. 在毒品案件中代表澳大利亚国民Andrew Salvatore的Raju被审判法庭判定有罪,合谋篡改证据,包括用来作为证据的衣物,并被判处三年监禁,尽管刑期被缓期执行。 Raju, who represented Australian national Andrew Salvatore in a drug case, was found guilty by a trial court of conspiring to alter evidence, including a garment used as proof, and sentenced to three years in prison, though the sentence was suspended. 高等法院维持原判,裁定政治愿望不能作为中止判刑的理由。 The High Court upheld the conviction, ruling that political aspirations do not justify suspending the sentence. 他的上诉仍然悬而未决,但现在他被禁止在Thiruvananthapuram中央竞选,为左翼民主阵线制造政治危机。 His appeal remains pending, but he is now barred from running in Thiruvananthapuram Central, creating a political crisis for the Left Democratic Front.