Goa governor returns legislator's mercy plea for review

Aishwarya Dhakarey

10 Sept 2015 5:56 PM IST

  • Goa governor returns legislators mercy plea for review

    Goa Governor Mridula Sinha on Tuesday sent back to the state cabinet for review a mercy petition signed by it for pardoning a convicted legislator, according to an official. The mercy petition to grant pardon to Nuvem legislator Francisco Pacheco, who has been convicted for assaulting a government servant in 2006, was unanimously approved by the BJP-led coalition cabinet on July 30.The July...

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