ISLAMABAD: The Hurriyat forum, led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has strongly condemned the fresh “arrest spree” in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir, calling it “unjustified, undemocratic and vengeful”.
The Hurriyat forum, in a statement issued in Srinagar, said it is extremely unfortunate that on one hand, basic human rights were continuously being trampled through military might in occupied Kashmir, and on the other, hundreds of youths, respectable citizens, political leaders and activists who were arrested before and after August 5, 2019, continue to languish in jails, which is extremely condemnable and must be a matter of serious concern for the human rights organisations, the Kashmir Media Service reported.
The statement also expressed serious concern over the continued house arrest of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and detention of several other political leaders including Yasin Malik, Shabbir Shah, Aasiya Andrabi, Shahid-ul-Islam, Altaf Shah, Nayeem Khan, Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saifullah, Merajuddin Kalwal, Shahid Yousuf, Shakeel Ahmad, Fehmeeda Sofi and Naheeda Nasreen. The Hurriyat forum also condemned the re-arrest of Sarjan Barkati who was released after four years in October, last year. It said that silencing the people’s voices by such policies of repression is unacceptable.
It said the world community, justice-loving people and the international human rights organisations should raise voice against the aggression and human rights violations taking place in occupied Kashmir.
Meeting was chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah at the CM House
Petitioner requested court to remove clauses of Anti-Terrorism Act from case
Many families left their homes and shifted to other peaceful areas after several attacks
Committee meeting was held with its convener Ramesh Lal in chair, at Parliament House here
Raja prayed court to grant him protective bail in said cases so that he could approach relevant courts for relief
Court restrained authorities from arresting petitioners
