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The Thiruvananthapuram District and Sessions Court connected Tuesday rejected a plea filed by erstwhile Thiruvananthapuram MLA Antony Raju to quash his condemnation successful the grounds tampering case.
Principal District and Sessions Judge Nazeera S. dismissed the exertion moved successful his entreaty against the conviction. The result would forestall Mr. Raju from contesting successful the upcoming Assembly elections. He is apt to determination the Kerala High Court adjacent seeking alleviation successful the case.
The tribunal had suspended his condemnation 2 weeks ago. Mr. Raju and K.S. Jose, a tribunal clerk, were convicted by the Judicial First Class Magistrate -I Nedumangad, successful a narcotics lawsuit that progressive an Australian national, who was arrested from the Thiruvananthapuram planetary airdrome successful 1990 with possession of ganja. The duo were some recovered blameworthy for causing the disappearance of evidence, forgery and fabricating mendacious evidence.
