Member

It would be wrong to view abuses of powers under the CHIS Act as mere administrative lapses. They surely represent some of the most profound abuses of state power. They reflect precisely the dangers of a model that grants advance immunity and impunity, foreclosing the possibility of any independent scrutiny unless journalists or victims themselves force the issue into the open. The evidence base assembled, alongside the jurisprudence that follows Wilson and other cases, underscores that the risks are structural. It is our responsibility to rectify them, balancing the need for justice with the importance of, for example, national security.