Kochi, Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, on Monday alleged that the Left government was trying to shield the perpetrators of sexual abuse against women in the Malayalam film industry by not initiating an investigation based on the Justice Hema Committee Report. A day after the state government formed a special team to probe the sexual atrocities faced by female actors, Satheesan questioned why male officers were appointed above the woman IPS officer in the investigation team. "The opposition had demanded that a team led by senior women IPS officers should investigate based on the statements given by the victims to the Hema Committee.
However, the press release issued by the Chief Minister's office regarding the investigation does not even mention the Hema Committee," the Congress leader said at a press conference at his constituency North Paravur near here. The government on Sunday formed a seven-member team headed by IG Sparjan Kumar, which includes four senior women IPS officers. The LoP alleged that the government has taken the stance that they will not investigate the official statements and evidence provided by the victims before the committee constituted by the government.
"The government's stand is unacceptable," Satheesan said. The Leader of Opposition pointed out that even the court had asked what the obstacle was in investigating the Hema Committee report. "Those associated with the government are saying that if the victims stand firm in th.