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JKLF condemns ‘false’ attempt to link Yasin Malik to 1990 Kashmiri Pandit murder

From Dawn · () English

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News Official statement In the courts
  • The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front condemned the alleged attempt by Indian authorities to implicate its jailed chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik, in the 1990 killing of Kashmiri Pandit woman Sarla Bhat.
  • The party said Malik’s affidavit declining to contest the trial should not be treated as an admission of guilt and affirmed the document’s authenticity.
  • The JKLF said it would intensify campaigns seeking Malik’s release and appealed to international leaders and human rights groups for help.

The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front has accused Indian authorities of trying to falsely link its imprisoned chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik, to the 1990 murder of Kashmiri Pandit woman Sarla Bhat.

The JKLF leadership discussed the case during an emergency online meeting after Malik submitted a 25-page affidavit to an additional sessions court in Srinagar from Delhi’s Tihar Jail. India’s State Investigation Agency named Malik in June as one of five men charged in Bhat’s killing.

capital punishment

· Muhammad Yasin MalikThe JKLF said Malik asked the court to impose the death penalty in the murder case.

According to the party, Malik said he would no longer contest the trial, but made clear that the decision should not be treated as an admission of guilt or acceptance of the prosecution’s allegations. He asked the court to award him “capital punishment” and said he would end his marriage to his wife.

Save Yasin Malik

· Jammu Kashmir Liberation FrontName of the international campaign the organisation said it would intensify.

JKLF officials confirmed the affidavit was genuine and said they stood by its contents. They also described Malik’s account of the murder case and the 1990 exodus of the Kashmiri Pandit community from Kashmir as truthful, while rejecting Indian investigative agencies’ allegations against him.

The organisation said it would intensify its worldwide “Save Yasin Malik” and “Justice for Yasin Malik” campaigns. It appealed to world leaders and international human rights organisations to help protect Malik’s life and secure his release, alleging that the Indian government was targeting him because of his political beliefs. The party also expressed sympathy to Malik’s wife and daughter over what it called the painful decisions in his affidavit and reaffirmed its support for a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute based on self-determination.

Justice for Yasin Malik

· Jammu Kashmir Liberation FrontName of the campaign seeking international support for Malik’s release.
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Originally published by Dawn in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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