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by meaydinli 1302 days ago
How is investigation of Modi by "Supreme court of India" an independent investigation? It is the classic case of "we looked into our wrong doing and found nothing"
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analogously, would you also agree with the following statement?

“How is the investigation of US president trump by the US congress an independent investigation…?”

> “How is the investigation of US president trump by the US congress an independent investigation…?”

I mean - fair point, it's not.

Yes, the investigation is independent. What I believe you mean to suggest is that it is not impartial and lacks the adversarial natural of a US legal tribunal.
You are using a very non-colloquial understanding of "independent" and to what end?

Are they independent if going against him means you most likely will lose your job next election cycle?

During the first impeachment trial they agreed to not hear from any witnesses or allow new documents into evidence since his party controlled the senate.
This is just an argument about definitions. "Independent" means "from a different power center".

Now, it is entirely fair to argue that that the powers in question are colluding in some way. But most states that haven't been subverted into authoritarianism have multiple actors with the power and (sometimes) will to investigate other ones.

I mean, if you take that argument far enough, no human could judge any other human, because none of them are "independent".

While I would never claim the Supreme Court of India is perfect, it is based on the British system and the judiciary is meant to be independent.