Srinagar: Joint resistance leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday said that those arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) are subjected to psychological torture.
While strongly condemning, the JRL said that Shabir Ahmed Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Shahid-ul-Islam and Farooq Ahmed Dar (Bita Karete) are continuously being harassed during investigations and criticized NIA authorities for sending Altaf Shah, Meraj u Din Kalwal, Peer Saif ullah and Naeem Ahmed Khan, to 14 days judicial custody.
“They are being subjected to inhuman treatment by jail and NIA authorities,” the leaders said and also expressed serious concern over the ill and inhuman treatment meted out to Shabir Ahmad Shah at Tihar jail. “He is not allowed taking medicine and reiterated their concern over lodging of Shabir Ahmad Shah among notorious criminals in Tihar jail,” they said.
The leaders also expressed grave concern over the deteriorating condition of political prisoners lodged outside state and said that they were denied the facilities as per jail manual.
They also expressed serious concern over the “ill treatment” meted out to Syed Aasiya Andrabi, Fahmeeda Sufi, Mushtaq-ul-Islam, Masarat Alam Bhat, Amir Hamza Shah, Molana Sarjan Barkati ,Mir Hafeez ullah, Mohammad Yousaf Falahi, Mohammad Yousuf Lone, Rayees Ahmad Mir, Abdul Gani Bhat, Mohammad Rafiq Ganai, Abdul Rahman Tantrey , Tahir Ahmed Mir, Farooq Ahmad Tawheedi, Tanvir Ahmad War, Fayaz Ahmed Das, Atif Hussein Sheikh, Waqar Ahmed and Haji Mohammad Rustam Bhat and scores of others.
“Even in extreme temperatures and in sever heat of summer season ,they are being deprived of basic facilities in prison,’ they said.
The leadership also appealed to organization for human rights to take serious cognizance of the plight of prisoners lodged in different jails and use their influence for their unconditional and immediate release.
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