Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz appeals to authorities to release political prisoners Says, their health and their families are greatly suffering because of the delays

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Srinagar, CNI: Hurriyat Chairman and Kashmir’s Chief Cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday appealed to authorities to release political prisoners.

As per news agency Current News of India (CNI) In his Friday sermon at Jamia Masjid Srinagar, Mirwaz also spoke about the condition of Kashmiri political prisoners, including the leadership, calling it deeply disturbing.
“Repeatedly, we have appealed to the Government of India for the release of these prisoners and youth, but instead further arrests of Kashmiris continue,” he said.
Referring to a series of articles detailing the conditions faced by Kashmiri political prisoners, Mirwaiz said “this is extremely inhuman.” “If authorities do not want to release these political prisoners, they should at least be treated humanely as per the international law on the rights of prisoners and the prison manuals,” he said.
The Hurriyat Chairman said many of the prisoners, booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and Public Safety Act (PSA) have already served eight and five year terms in jails and yet their cases and release are dragging on.

“Their health and their families are greatly suffering because of the delays and we once again appeal to authorities for their release,” he said.NMirwaiz also expressed serious concern over the “alarming” drug addiction and called it a “national crisis.”

He said collective efforts to combat this grave problem is an urgent necessity of the time. Sharing available data, he said that a staggering 1.5 million young boys and girls in Jammu Kashmir have fallen victim to the drug addiction menace.

“Given that Kashmir is a high-security zone, If 15 lakh people in the population are consuming drugs, is it possible that the supply chain to such a huge number of people is unknown? Without curtailing the supply end of the drug market chain, social initiatives, awareness programs, and rehabilitation efforts will not be effective “he argued.

The Kashmir Chief Cleric urged the concerned authorities to take firm actions to curb the supply of drugs. “It’s their job to do so,” he said.CNI

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