DIMAPUR, DEC 12 (NPN) : Dimapur-based civil society organisations (CSOs) have demanded arrest all Indian Armed Forces officers and personnel involved in the shooting incidents of December 4 and 5, and prosecute them in criminal courts as any other criminals/murderers under the CrPC, Indian Penal Code and other penal laws.
In a joint memorandum to governor Prof Jagdesh Mukhi, copies of which were addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Neiphiu Rio, Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) along with Dimapur-based CSOs and tribal hohos/unions, also demanded revocation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 from all Nagas-inhabited land immediately so that Nagas could live at peace.
They pointed out that AFSPA was not only a threat to the people, but also a threat to the basic structure of the Constitution of India. “It is undemocratic and inhuman in as much as it has grossly violated human rights,” they added.
The NCD-led CSOs further demanded immediate removal of the tag “Friends of the Hill People” used by Assam Rifles, besides inducting eminent and independent person(s) in the investigation, which should be completed within shortest time possible.
Seeking early settlement to the protracted Naga political issue, the memorandum condemned the massacre committed by the Indian Armed Forces and the “fictitious and deceiving” statement of Union home minister Amit Shah in Parliament.
The also called for immediately meeting the demands put forth by Konyak Union before the Prime Minister. This was stated in a press release by NCD.
Source: http://www.nagalandpost.com/oting-killing-dimapur-based-csos-demand-arrest-of-sfs/246432.html
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