Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi

Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi
Born (1962-03-15) 15 March 1962
Nationality Indian
Occupation Chief editor of qaumi salamati
Religion Islam

Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi is a freelance journalist,[1][2] founder editor of Media Star News[3][4][5] and now is the Chief editor of Urdu daily newspaper "Qaumi Salamati"[6] and an accused in the attack on Israeli diplomats.[7][8] Ironically, he was also covering this news and provided his observation on the situation on Times Now[9] and NDTV.

Career

Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi is now Chief Editor of daily Urdu newspaper Qaumi Salamati,[6] with Printer, Publisher & Proprietor "Siraj Pracha" and was running his own news agency, Media Star,[10] catering to the needs of Urdu readers in India and abroad, before his arrest. He has also been providing his services as freelance journalist for state broadcaster Doordarshan, Iranian news agency IRNA,[11] Iranian radio, besides being a regular columnist for some widely-read Urdu newspapers in India. His professional commitments have taken him to Iran, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and many other countries. He is accredited to Press Information Bureau (PIB).[12] of the Government of India and is supposed to have procured the security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Arrest & Release

On 13 February 2012 a car belonging to the Israeli Embassy caught fire after a minor explosion in Delhi's Tughlak Road, injuring four people. The car was near the embassy when the incident occurred and injured an Israeli diplomat's wife, Til Yehoshua (42). After three weeks, on 6 March 2012, the special cell of Delhi arrested Kazmi and charged him being part of a conspiracy and booked him under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. During interrogations the police claimed that he disclosed that he was privy to the conspiracy to target Israeli diplomats.[13] A Sessions court later questioned the legality of a magisterial court’s powers to extend under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act the remand of Kazmi.[8]

Kazmi was granted bail by the Supreme court of India on 19 October 2012 but restrained from going abroad.[14]

American journalist Gareth Porter claims in his article that Kazmi was "framed by the police, at least in part to implicate the Iranians in the terror plot".[15][16][17]

References

  1. ↑ Monkovic, Toni. "The New York Times: 'Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi'". New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Danish Raza. "Who is Syed Mohammad Ahmed Kazmi?". Firstpost. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ↑ http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2008/dec/cardnowise.pdf
  4. ↑ "Back with a bang – Syed Khurram Raza". The Sunday Indian. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Harmeet Shah Singh (15 March 2012). "India names Iranian suspects in Israeli car bombing". Articles.cnn.com. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  6. 1 2 http://epaper.qaumisalamati.com/our_mission.html
  7. ↑ Yardley, Jim (16 March 2012). "India Builds Case Against Iranians in Attack on Israelis". The New York Times.
  8. 1 2 Omar Rashid (10 June 2012). "NATIONAL / OTHER STATES : "Big question mark" over Kazmi's custody". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Debate: Israel-Iran battle goes global?-1-The Newshour-TIMESNOW.tv – Latest Breaking News, Big News Stories, News Videos". Timesnow.tv. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  10. ↑ http://mediastarworld.com
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120128235002/http://www.irna.ir/News/Politic/Sanctions-against-Iran-has-no-legal-basis,-Indian-journalist/30781472. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081154/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2008/dec/cardnowise.pdfar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/freelancer-arrested-for-attack-on-israeli-diplomat/article2972088.ece
  14. ↑ Kazmi granted bail in Israeli Diplomat car attack case; Firstpost; 19 October 2012
  15. ↑ "IPS – Evidence in Delhi Embassy Bombing Suggests Journalist Was Framed – Part 1* | Inter Press Service". Ipsnews.net. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "IPS – Police Case for Iranian Bomb Plot Based on Tainted Evidence – Part 2* | Inter Press Service". Ipsnews.net. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  17. ↑ Within ‘Special Cell’ of Delhi Police, A History of Falsifying Evidence – Part 3*; IPS News; 23 August 2012
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