a special NIA . Court in Delhi announced its verdict on Quantum of punishment in the case.
New Delhi:
Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik was sentenced to life in prison today in prison by special Delhi Court. The National Investigation Agency had requested maximum punishment, and death penaltywhile the defense defended for life sentence. Two life sentences and five sentences of 10 years of All of them were sentenced to life imprisonment. all the sentences run At the same time. monetary penalty of over 10 lakh rupees also Lawyer Umesh Sharma said: “Different prison Judgments and fines have been issued for different cases. Yassin Malik has it now option to appeal the judgment in Supreme court.
Malik had earlier pleaded guilty to all charges including those under the strict UAPA Prevention of Unlawful Activities Act (UAPA). in a terror financing case. a special NIA . Court in Delhi announced its verdict on Quantum of punishment in the case.
During the session, Malik argued why the Indian government Led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee give He has a passport and allow him to travel and talk about world if it was criminal.
Owner also He said he followed the principles of Mahatma Gandhi since he gave up arms in 1994. “I have been doing nonviolence politics in “Kashmir since then,” he said.
He even challenged Indian intelligence agencies to point out out If he was involved in Which terror activities or violence in The last 28 years. “I will retire from politics And also hang me” added.
slash of Srinagar has closed today in stay tuned of judgment. Shops and more business Institutions were shut in some parts of The city. However, the public transportation and private vehicles they were operating Normally. There were reports of stone-throwing and protest demonstrations in a few places, and the police had to resort to them firing Tear gas shells.
Security officials have been deployed in sensitive areas of Srinagar to avoid Officials said that no case of law and order.
The court had previously said that Malik was set up Elaborate structure and mechanism via world to raise money for Pregnancy out Terrorist and other illegal activities in Jammu and Kashmir in The name of Freedom struggle”.
Special judge was Pravin Singh on On May 19 he convicted Yasin Malik and ordered the authorities of the National Intelligence Agency to assess his case financial to select the mode amount of A fine is likely to be imposed.
On May 10, Malik told the court that he was not appealing the charges against His that included Articles 16 (terrorist act), 17 (fundraising for terrorist act), 18 (conspiracy to commit terrorist act) and 20 (being a member of gang or terrorist organization) of UAPA and Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 124a (discord). of IPC.
Meanwhile, the court has filed formal charges against Kashmiri separatist leaders including Farooq Ahmad Dar known as Pita Karate, Shabbir Shah, Masarat Alam, Muhammad Yusuf Shah, Aftab Ahmad Shah, Altaf Ahmad Shah, Naeem Khan, MD Akbar Khandi, Raja Maharajuddin Kalwal, Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Zuhur Ahmad Shah Watali, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Abdul Rashid Sheikh and Navy Kishore Kapoor.
It was the charge sheet also Foot against Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafez Saeed and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, who The perpetrators were announced in the case.
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