India PM opposes release of Gandhi killers

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says he is opposed to the release of former premier Rajiv Gandhi's killers.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has denounced plans to release former premier Rajiv Gandhi's killers as contravening the principles of justice.

"The release of the killers of a former prime minister of India and our great leader, as well as several other innocent Indians, would be contrary to all principles of justice," he said on Thursday as his government began a legal challenge to the planned release of seven convicted killers.