Separatist leaders to court arrest at NIA office on Sept 9

September 06, 2017 16:23

Three top Kashmiri separatist leaders today said they will stage a sit-in outside the NIA headquarters in Delhi on September 9 and court arrest to

protest against, what they termed as, "vilification" of Kashmiri people by the investigation agency.

The separatist leaders who will court arrest are Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik.

This was stated by Mirwaiz and Malik at a hurriedly-convened press conference in the premises of historic Jamia Masjid. Geelani addressed the conference over phone.

The NIA has recently been conducting raids and arresting people associated with the separatist leaders in connection with money laundering and some other cases.

"The government is using the NIA to harass the leaders, the businessmen and the student community, which has been at the forefront of peaceful protests," alleged Mirwaiz, who heads the moderate Hurriyat Conference.

He alleged that the NIA investigations against prominent separatist leaders and businessmen of Kashmir were an attempt to divert the attention from the Kashmir issue.

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