Gulf News Report Published: December 19, 2007, 23:54
A daily pick of news events that happened on this day in history from the pages of Gulf News dated December 20, 1978.
Indira Gandhi jailed
Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was arrested by police after India's Lower House of Parliament voted to expel her and have her jailed for breach of privilege and contempt of the Lower House.
Legislators voted by 279 to 138 with 37 abstentions on a motion tabled by Prime Minister Morarji Desai to mete out harsh punishment to Mrs Gandhi, 61, for the offences. She was sentenced to jail until the current Parliamentary session ends.
Don Revie banned
UAE soccer supremo Don Revie has been banned from English Football for ten years, the English Football Association announced. The ban is the outcome of a five-hour hearing in London at which Revie answered F.A. charges of bringing the game into disrepute. Revie quit as England manager in 1977, with two years of his contract with the F.A. still to run, to take up his highly paid job in the UAE.
UN backs Palestinians
The UN General Assembly has reaffirmed the inalienable right of all displaced people to return to their homes in territories occupied by Israel since 1967.
It has also called on Israel to desist from all measures that "obstruct the return of the displaced inhabitants, including measures affecting the physical and demographic structure of the occupied territories."
The vote on the resolution, drawn up by the Assembly's special political committee, was 115 to four against-Australia, Canada, Israel and the United States-with 22 abstentions.
Now you can hang me...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto said he would have preferred being killed according to "revolutionary justice" when he was overthrown by the military rather than having to stand trial.
Bhutto, in jail under sentence of death on a murder charge, made the remark on the second day of his personal appearance in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
