Mushaal Mullick condemns Indian court ruling on Aasia Andrabi

Mushaal Hussain Mullick, wife of detained Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik, strongly condemned the Indian court ruling to award life imprisonment to Kashmiri leader Assia Andrabi according to disputed laws, reported 24News HD Channel on Wednesday.

In her video message, Mushaal Mullick said that “this verdict is against justice.” She went on saying that awarding Aasia Andrabi life imprisonment is an attempt to crush the voice of opponents.

She said that these verdicts are against the basic principles of justice. Mushaal Malik said that the independence movement is being crushed through disputed laws.

She said that this sentence is not for one person but an attack on the whole nation. She said that the world’s silence on this issue is a crime against humanity.

Mushaal Malik said that the Indian court did not deliver verdict; instead, they announced injustice.

She asserted that implicating Hurriyat leaders in what he called fabricated and baseless cases, followed by handing down lengthy sentences, is a failed attempt to suppress the legitimate, peaceful struggle of the Kashmiri people for their right to self-determination, as recognized by United Nations resolutions.

Mushaal Mullick further stated that the Indian judiciary has failed to maintain impartiality in matters related to Kashmir and often appears to function as an instrument of the state narrative.

The sentences awarded to Andrabi, Sofi, and Nasreen, he added, serve as clear evidence that dissent is being criminalized in an effort to silence Kashmiri leadership.

She noted that history bears witness to the fact that the use of force, arrests, detentions, and coercive tactics has neither broken the resolve of the Kashmiri people nor halted their struggle.

The Hurriyat convener also appealed to the United Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the European Union, and international human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, to take immediate notice of the situation.

She urged them to pressure India to release political prisoners and ensure an end to human rights violations in the region.