Lawyers boycott courts against ‘custodial killing’.

On Monday, the Kashmir High Court Bar Association members staged a demonstration and boycotted courts to protest "custodial killing" of a youth in Sopore town of North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday.  

In the premises of the High Court scores of lawyers assembled and they marched towards its main gate.

The lawyers were demanding stern action against policemen response for it so that there was end of the "menace" of the extra-judicial killings in the Kashmir, by shouting slogans.

The General Secretary of the lawyer's body, Ghulam Nabi Shaheen said the protest rally is a loud message in order to state that, in Kashmir the thing are not going in right direction.

He also added that, during the interrogation, Nazim Rashid (Sopore youth), was tortured that resulted in his death is a pure case of custodial killing and this act of state oppression is strongly condemned by the Bar Association.

Also he stated that the Bar Association describes the same as a phenomenon of 'state repression', continuing in the state since 1990.

"Now Government claims that it has attached certain police officials in connection with the grave incident but attaching the personnel is not sufficient," he said, adding, "if government is convinced this is because of the fault by the personnel who have been attached and departmental enquiry ordered, why isn't putting them to criminal liability? The police officials under whose custody death has occurred are all guilty of offence under 302 RPC. "

It was also alleged by him that the government makes attempt to 'shield' the accused police personnel as is evident in the Tufail Mattoo and Wamiq Farooq killings.

He said that the Government filed charge sheet in case of Zahid Farooq against BSF commandant and there was atleast some action.

Also it was stated by him that, if the Government was fair in its endeavor, the police officials involved in the custodial killing should be arrested. They are brought into the book as the FIR was registered against them.

A legal assistance to the bereaved family was offered by the Bar Association. It also announced to approach the International Human Rights bodies including Amnesty International.

The lawyers also declared to make a move to the High Court, in case the Government failed to bring the culprits to book.

 

 

 

 

 

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