Srinagar 21st February 2018 (KNO) : Not central jail or other raison d'être but it is police torture, humiliation and aggression that is responsible for new youth joining armed struggle. CID report and other news items published by section of media blaming Kashmiri Inmates are most ridiculous and absurd. This was stated by joint resistance leadership comprising of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Doctor Muhammad Umar Farooq and Alhaj Muhammad Yasin Malik in a joint press release issued to media today.
Terming CID report regarding central jail Srinagar as most illogical, ridiculous and bundle of lies, JRL said that following recent escape of an inmate from SMHS hospital, so-called rulers, their agencies and police have started panelizing political prisoners and other inmates especially at central jail Srinagar. JRL leaders issues press note to Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that after a series of false and concocted reports by some journalists, bias Indian media channels and papers, dozens of innocent political inmates have been shifted to outside valley jails but to tighten noose against other inmates ridiculous reports are being framed and spread through media and other means. JRL said CID has today released a report in media in which it has said that central jail Srinagar is being used as main recruitment hub by militants and youth are being selected and lured from here to joint armed struggle.
Terming CID report blaming traditional Ameer-I-Zindan institution for all mess and terming it as a parallel administration running and facilitating militancy as a blatant lie, JRL said that from Mahaz-I-Raishumari days in 1960’s, Ameer-I-Zindan institution has been a forum facilitating good relations between jail authorities and inmates and often this forum has benefited Jail authorities to run jails smoothly but today this forum is also being slandered to inflict more trouble on Kashmiri inmates. JRL said that today’s occupational authorities are telling us that Srinagar central jail and people lodged there are promoting, recruiting and facilitating militancy from this jail. This is a deliberate attempt to shift blame as it is not the central jail or other raison d'être but it is police torture, humiliation and aggression that is responsible for new youth joining armed struggle.
JRL said that one inmate escaped from SMHS but five others who were with him at the same hospital returned back to jail on their own. Nobody is discussing this aspect of the story but instead of that those who chose to return back are now being victimized and terrorized by police, CID and agencies and are being blamed for recruiting militants. JRL said that prior to 1988, it was police atrocities, torture and humiliations which pushed a whole generation to the wall and youth of Kashmir were forced to pick guns and start a new phase of people’s resistance. From 2008 till today, Kashmiris at the behest of international community transformed their struggle ,started a new non-violent revolution and are continuing with that but instead of honoring this peaceful gesture of Kashmiris, India chose to crush it with iron fist and killed hundreds of young, old, men and women including children with impunity. During these years, thousands of young Kashmiris who joined peaceful resistance were arrested, tortured, maimed, and humiliated by police and agencies.
Police stations have been turned to worst torture centers were besides beating these young boys, their mothers, sisters and families are being showered abuses and humiliated with utmost shamelessness. JRL said that this police and agency behavior was and is responsible for pushing our new generation towards armed struggle and not some jail inmates who are being victimized for the crimes committed by so-called rulers and their authorities. JRL said victimizing Kashmiri inmates on the pretext of an escape incident is actually a part of operation all out that is going on all levels to defeat Kashmiri resistance and freedom struggle. So-called chief minister Mehbooba Mufti recently warned Kashmiris of bringing thousands guns for their one and establishing new forces camps and torture centers.
We want to tell her that go ahead and repeat what your father did in 1990 and inflict miseries on Kashmiris but you will find our resistance going strong day by day (Insha-Allah). JRL said that Kashmiri resistance movement against Indian occupation is a people’s movement and oppressive measures and suppression can not deter Kashmiris from pursuing the path of freedom and resistance and today we want to reiterate our pledge to take forward the mission of Martyrs to its desired goal (KNO)