BREAKING: An Indian court on Monday suspended a two-year prison sentence for Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, and granted him bail in a controversial defamation case. The court said he would be free until appeals on the defamation case conclude.
India's opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi arrives at a court in Surat, India, Thursday, March 23, 2023. Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to appear in court Monday to appeal a criminal conviction for mocking the Prime Minister's surname that saw Gandhi expelled from Parliament, dealing a huge blow to his Congress Party ahead of general elections next year.
India's opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi arrives at a court in Surat, India, Thursday, March 23, 2023. Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to appear in court Monday to appeal a criminal conviction for mocking the Prime Minister's surname that saw Gandhi expelled from Parliament, dealing a huge blow to his Congress Party ahead of general elections next year.
NEW DELHI — An Indian court on Monday suspended a two-year prison sentence for Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as he appeals a criminal conviction for mocking the prime minister’s surname that saw him expelled from Parliament, dealing a huge blow to his Congress Party ahead of general elections next year.
Gandhi appeared in a court in the western state of Gujarat Monday to file an appeal and was granted bail for the duration of his appeals. He was given 30 days’ bail to file an appeal when he was convicted last month. The court set the next hearing for April 13.
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