Sunday July 6, 2008, 5:34 pm

I was not able to access the link.

Thank you Naresh.

Sunday July 6, 2008, 5:44 pm
Very sorry Marian E, here is a link -http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080706/jsp/frontpage/story_9511154.jsp

Sunday July 6, 2008, 5:55 pm

Thank you Naresh. With the new link I was able to access and found it
very interesting. Please let us know if there is a follow up, as I hope
it turns out that it was really just a mistake and that the Doctor will be released.

Sunday July 6, 2008, 6:02 pm
This incident of a member of the 'scientist' community and that too
an entomologist who are believed to be more qualified and sensible
lot of human beings getting arrested for such an offence in a foreign
country, is just not a stray or unfortunate incident but something
very serious.
More serious for the animal people than the Environmentalists or the
Scientist community which has put up a petition to get the offender
pardoned.

A similar incident of a German citizen being warned by the local
council people in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh few
days back when he was collecting beetles/ bugs is just not a co-
incidence, but some more food for thought.

Arunachal Pradesh falls under the restricted zone where foreign
Nationals are not allowed easy access.
Only those who apply for special permissions are allowed the permit.
Knowing all the facts why would a tourist dare such a risk?
There must be something we need to explore deep into.

Sometime back I had posted an article 'Eating Bugs' which has been
published on the latest issue of TIMES magzine (it was not allowed by
Dr. John for not being Asian specific then).

I am posting the article yet once again and would appeal Dr. John to
kindly allow it to be posted and let our subscribers make the
connection between the following:

1. The arrest of the Czech senior scientist with the Beetles, moth,
butterflies etc etc.

2. The German tourist in Arunachal Pradesh who was doing exactly the
same.

and

4.The TIMES article.

Before I end let me also stress upon one more important thing, the
scientist community and some of the noted organisations working for
environment and conservation have also joined hands in trying o get
the man pardoned.
Now a person who is found guilty of an offence by violating the laws
of the land is arrested and found guilty, and here we are trying to
save him from punishment.
WHY??
Should laws just exist for one section of the people?

In the past there have been several pardons that have not gone well.
Like a senior state Government bureaucrat of the Nagaland Government,
an IAS officer who was found killing rhesus macaques in the fringe
areas of Kaziranga Naional Park and was arrested with a cache of arms
and ammuno, the quantity of which was enough to start a war. he was
later pardoned by the Chief Minister of Assam.

There was a case of the tranquiliser gun of the Chief Wildlife Warden
of Nagaland which was seized from the possesion of a poacher in
Kaziranga last year. No one knows what happened next. The CWW is
believed to have got away with the punishment.

In all the above where do animal rights advocates stand?

Is it too early for us to focus into the abuse of a smaller species
the Bugs and the Beetles?

Please find the TIMES article below.

Thanks,

Azam

Link: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1810336,00.html

Sunday July 6, 2008, 6:12 pm
I hope the petition helps him to be free. This is so wrong. Thanks Naresh.

Sunday July 6, 2008, 7:57 pm

No one should be above the law, nor should any law favor any person over another. However if an honest mistake is made, I do believe that leniency
can be shown. It must be proven of course, that an honest mistake was made.

Thank you again Naresh.