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We are deeply shocked with the arrest of senior advocate Upendra Nayak by Odisha Police on yesterday i,e on 20th February, 2018 at midnight. Advocate Upendra Nayak has been arrested of same criminal cases which he was defending his clients eight years back. We condemn it.
Today he was produced before the Mohana JMFC by the Gajapati district police and was remanded for judicial custody and was sent to R. Udayagiri jail.
 He has been charged with under section 121, 121-A, 124-A of IPC and various sections of UAPA.  Now a defense lawyer requires a lawyer to defend his 10 criminal cases.
Upendra Nayak was defense lawyer of few tribal youths in the year of 2009-10 who were charged with similar sections like 124-A and UAPA. While defending his clients he became the “accused” of same criminal cases.
This is a case of fabrication by the Odisha police and an attempt to encroach the rights of a lawyer to practice his legal profession. This is a violation of fundamental rights of a lawyer.
This is also an attempt of the Odisha police to terrorize legal practitioners so that nobody would come forward to take up the cases of tribals and political activists in future.
We strongly condemn the arrest of Upendra Nayak and demand his release soon. We request civil society members to condemn such heinous move of the government of Odisha.
Dr. Golak Bihari Nath                                                        Deba Ranjan

President                                                                              General Secretary

   Date :  21st February 2018                                               (Press Release)



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