NIA seeks death penalty for separatist Yasin Malik, Delhi court verdict shortly

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• May 25, 2022 | Sourav Boruah

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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Digital desk: In a terror funding
case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) demanded the death penalty for
convicted Kashmiri separatist and chief of the proscribed Jammu & Kashmir
Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Yasin Malik, according to news agency PTI. Malik
was found guilty by a Delhi court last week after pleading guilty in 2017 to
allegations of terror funding, propagating terrorism, and secessionist
operations in Kashmir.

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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The agency presented its case to
special judge Praveen Singh, while an amicus curiae assigned by the court to
represent Malik requested life in jail as the minimum penalty. The court's
decision on the length of Malik's sentence is likely later today.

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Today,
a special NIA court will decide the length of sentence to be handed out to
Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik in the 2017 J&K terror funding case. The
NIA has demanded that the JKLF leader be executed. Meanwhile, former Pakistani
Prime Minister Imran Khan has condemned Yasin Malik's sentence. Imran Khan, who
openly supports Yasin Malik, was chastised in a tweet.

"Times New Roman"">Malik had told the court that he was not contesting the
charges, which included sections 16 (terrorist act), 17 (fundraising for
terrorist act), 18 (conspiracy to commit terrorist act), and 20 (member of
terrorist gang or organisation) of the UAPA, as well as sections 120-B
(criminal conspiracy) and 124-A (sedition) of the IPC.

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"Times New Roman"">A spontaneous shutdown has taken place in sections of
Srinagar ahead of the judgement. According to PTI, security troops have been
deployed in the city to prevent any law and order issues.

"Times New Roman"">According to PTI, most stores and business institutions in
Maisuma and surrounding regions, including several in Lal Chowk, were closed.

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Some shops in the old city were also closed, although public
transportation was running regularly, they noted.