Arrest of 'toilet' cartoonist triggers free speech debate in India
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An Indian cartoonist sent to jail to await trial for sedition has refused to seek bail until the charges are dropped, his attorney said on Tuesday.
Vijay Hiremath told CNN that his client Aseem Trivedi had been remanded in custody until September 24 by a Mumbai court following his arrest over the weekend.
The case hinges on a complaint about cartoons published during anti-corruption protests last year.
Trivedi's cartoons attacked perceived corruption in India's political system, with one of them depicting three lions in India's national emblem as wolves and another showing parliament as a toilet. He was also charged with insulting national honor and authorities have blocked Trivedi's website, which carried the cartoons, Hiremath added.
If convicted, he could be jailed for life.
The case has sparked a fierce debate over free speech in the world's largest democracy.


















































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