All that motivated me to speak back then was disgust that so many were willing to spread misinformation in complete contradiction of the binding injunction on all of us to witness to truth and stand firm for justice without prejudice or favour.
As it happens, I never made a claim either way, neither pretending to know the truth nor taking a definitive stance of guilt or innocence.
All I dared do was challenge the deliberate dissemination of clear untruths by those who should know better — amongst them, the foremost activists of community, deliberately obscuring and concealing facts.
They may choose to continue to do so. That is between them and their Lord. But, for my part, I saw them for what they are: unserious about the cause they claim to proclaim. Thus did I walk away.
Last modified: 11 September 2024
