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Summary Aseem Trivedis lawyer confirmed that his client was likely leave jail later in the day.
An Indian cartoonist jailed on a sedition charge over sketches mocking the government will accept bail, his lawyer said on Wednesday, after his detention triggered outrage from supporters.Aseem Trivedis lawyer, Vijay Hiremath, told AFP that is correct when asked whether Trivedi would accept bail, adding that his client was likely leave jail later in the day.The Bombay High Court said on Tuesday evening that Trivedi, a freelance cartoonist and anti-corruption campaigner, could be released on a personal bond of 5,000 rupees ($90).His arrest at the weekend sparked a domestic and international backlash against the government, which was accused by critics of using the colonial-era sedition law to crush dissent.Media rights group Reporters Without Borders was among those calling for the immediate release of Trivedi, one of whose cartoons depicted the national parliament as a huge toilet bowl.
