In occupied Kashmir, the veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Geelani expressing serious concern over the continued illegal detention of Kashmiri youth including more than 50 minors, has asked the Amnesty International to take serious note of the matter and use its influence in securing their release.
According to Kashmir Media Services, Syed Ali Geelani said that his forum would not remain silent over the detention of more than 50 children and the mistreatment meted out to prisoners in the Kot Bhalwal jail, Jammu. He said that over 1000 pro-freedom leaders were languishing in different jails. "Despite being political prisoners, these leaders are being treated as criminals in these jails," he added.
Syed Ali Geelani, whose forum also circulated the list of 55 illegally detained minors, paid tributes to the courage of the Kashmiri prisoners. "Some of them are jailed for ten or twenty years," he stated. He said that while India was claiming to be the largest democracy in world, its claims in Kashmir were totally exposed.
The veteran leader pointed out that the democratic rights of the people were dishonoured in the occupied territory. He deplored that under the protection of draconian laws like Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Disturbed Areas Act and Public Safety Act people were being killed in fake encounters and arrested on flimsy charges.
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