The role of Goa's Advocate General Subodh Kantak in the rape case of a German minor has come under a cloud. The counsel of the victim's mother Monday alleged that Kantak provided legal assistance to the main accused Rohit Monserrate, the son of a minister.
It is galling to think that Alberto Gonzales, whose department trampled over the rights of so many people, is having taxpayers pay for private counsel.