New Delhi sources stated that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has told the Supreme Court that AG Perarivalan's plea seeking recall of its May 1999 judgment upholding his conviction in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case should be dismissed as it was devoid of any merits.
Meanwhile in an affidavit filed in the apex court, the CBI's Multi Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA), probing the larger conspiracy aspect behind Gandhi's assassination, has said that the role of convict AG Perarivalan in the conspiracy resulting in the killings of the former prime minister and others have already been upheld by the top court.
Accordingly the affidavit was filed in pursuance of
the apex court's January 24 direction asking the CBI to respond to
Perarivalan's plea seeking recall of the May 1999 order upholding his
conviction. Further the court had termed as "serious" and
"debatable" the questions raised by Perarivalan. Moreover he has
sought recall of the apex court's order, saying he was not aware of the
conspiracy.
