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Thrikkakara police, who probed the case, said the chargesheet was filed in a local court and rape charges have been levelled against the director.
The Collective has asked the Academy chaired by director Ranjith to have a 'meaningful dialogue' with the woman filmmaker.
According to WCC, there is an aggressive pattern used by perpetrators to silence the voices of survivors, which needs to be recognised here.
The Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), which also attended the meeting, said it had no objection in releasing the report.
The government has been refusing to make public the recommendations citing its 'sensitive' nature despite demands from several quarters to make it available in the public domain.
Addressing the AMMA organising committee, he added that the organisation need not refund his Rs 1 lakh membership fee.
In a statement released on social media, the collective demanded that Vijay Babu be suspended from all film bodies until a verdict comes out.
WCC issued a statement in which they had said that naming a victim publicly is punishable by law and that it is for the judiciary to decide who is the victim.
Crime Branch chief ADGP S Sreejith, who headed the investigation, was transferred as the transport commissioner as part of the rejig.
Besides the petitioners, WCC, representatives of MACTA, AMMA, FEFKA, and Producers' Association attended the sitting.
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