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Justice delayed, not denied: Yasin Malik

now faces life in prison for terrorism

NIA had sought the death penalty for the separatist leader who was convicted on May 19. On
May 10, Malik had told the court that he was not contesting the charges levelled against him

OUR BUREAU he had committed prior to the year
1994 and still remained engaged in
New Delhi/Srinagar
violent acts,” the judge said. “It is to
n a shocking allegation, Madhya be noticed that, when he claimed to
Pradesh Home Minister Narot- have given up the path of violence af-
Itam Mishra on Thursday said ter the year 1994, the government of
that separatist leader Yasin Malik, India took it upon its face value and
who was convicted in a terror funding gave him an opportunity to reform
case, was nurtured by the Congress and in good faith, tried to engage in
party. Mishra put forth his stance and a meaningful dialogue with him and
targeted the party leaders for not re- as admitted by him, gave him every
acting over life sentence to Yasin Ma- platform to express his opinion, said
lik. “Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, NIA Judge Praveen Singh.
Digvijay Singh’s tweet on Yasin Ma- “I must observe here that the
lik did not come. Congress nurtured convict cannot invoke the Mahatma
Yasin Malik has been convicted by and claim to be his follower because,
the court, he himself has accepted the in Mahatma Gandhi’s principles,
murder on TV,” he said. there was no place for violence, how-
Malik was sentenced to life im- soever high the objective might be. It
prisonment twice (one for waging only took one small incident of vio-
war against the nation and one in lence at Chauri Chaura for the Ma-
UAPA sec 17 raising fund for terror hatma to call off the entire non-co-
act). operation movement but the convict
The National Investigation JKLF Chief Yasin Malik being taken out of NIA Court in New Delhi on Wednesday (ANI Photo) despite large scale of violence en-
Agency (NIA) court on Wednesday gulfing the valley neither condemned
awarded life imprisonment to Yasin alty for the separatist leader who was A (sedition) of the IPC. the violence nor withdrew his calen-
Malik, a separatist leader from Jam- convicted on May 19. On May 10, The Special NIA Judge Praveen dar of protest which had led to the
mu and Kashmir, in a terror funding Malik had told the court that he was Singh on Wednesday while sentenc- said violence,” the court further ob-
case. The NIA court while sentenc- not contesting the charges levelled ing JKLF leader Yasin Malik to life served.
ing life imprisonment to Malik also against him that including Section 16 imprisonment in a terror funding The NIA court further said that
imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh. He was (terrorist act), 17 (raising funds for case said, in his opinion, there was the crimes for which Malik was con-
sentenced to life imprisonment twice the terrorist act), 18 (conspiracy to no reformation of the convict. victed were of a very serious nature.
(one for waging war against the na- commit terrorist act) and 20 (being “It may be correct that the con- These crimes were intended to strike
tion and one in UAPA sec 17 raising a member of terrorist gang or orga- vict may have given up the gun in at the heart of the idea of India and
fund for terror act). nization) of the UAPA and sections the year 1994, but he had never ex- intended to forcefully secede J-K
NIA had sought the death pen- 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 124- pressed any regret for the violence from the Union of India.

Kashmiri Pandits protest killing of Rahul Bhat

s the protest against the targeted killings probe the murder. Bhatt, an employee of the Te-
of Kashmiri Pandits in the Kashmir valley hsil office in the Budgam district’s Chadoora, was
Aentered its 10th day on Saturday, Kashmiri shot dead by terrorists in Budgam on Thursday.
Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag ton- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor
sured their heads in protest. Manoj Sinha on Monday met Kashmiri Pandits
The protesters were seen shaving off their who staged protests against the killing of Cha-
heads and raising slogans against the administra- doora Tehsil Office employee Rahul Bhat to offer
tion. his condolences and assured them a resolution of
The killing of Rahul Bhatt, a Kashmiri Pandit their grievances.
and government employee on May 12 this year, After meeting Sinha, Kashmiri Pandit Em-
triggered protests by locals wherein teargas shells ployees said that the talks will continue.
were used to disperse the protesters. Kashmiri Pandits holding banners take part in a protest march “Demand relocation to safe places outside the
Following the protest, the J-K government against the killing of Rahul Bhat in Srinagar. (ANI Photo) Kashmir valley, will not join duty until the demand
constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to is met. Protest will continue,” they said.

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