Yasin Malik’s Case Must Be Reviewed, Reconsidered: Mehbooba Mufti After NIA Sought Death Penalty for Separatist Leader

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the case of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik should be reviewed and reconsidered as in a democracy like India even killers of a prime minister are pardoned. .

His remarks came a day after the NIA sought death penalty for the separatist leader, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi trial court last year in a terror funding case.

Mehbooba also hit out at her former party and cabinet colleague Altaf Bukhari, saying those supporting Malik’s hanging were a grave threat to “our collective rights”.

Apni Party President Bukhari said preventive measures should be taken against those trying to endanger the country’s security.

“In a democracy like India where even the killers of a PM were pardoned, the case of a political prisoner like Yasin Malik should be reviewed and reconsidered. Taking to Twitter, Mehbooba said, “The new political Ikhwan supporting his hanging is a serious threat to our collective rights.”

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for the Kashmiri separatist leader and said that not awarding capital punishment to such a “dreaded terrorist” would result in miscarriage of justice.

The NIA plea is listed for hearing on May 29 before a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh.

“NIA’s plea seeking death penalty for Yasin Malik highlights the urgency of addressing terrorist funding in J&K. We must ensure that justice prevails and strict action must be taken against those who are trying to endanger the security of our country, Bukhari wrote on Twitter.

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