Srinagar, Apr 19: Senior Hurriyat leader and chairman Democratic Freedom Party Shabir Ahmed Shah, booked under Public Safety Act, has been charged with fomenting trouble in Kashmir and advocating secessionist ideology.
“Acting at the behest of ISI agency of Pakistan and other anti-national elements within the state and across the border, in the initial stages of secessionist ideology, you indulged in the propaganda agitations and training of organizations in order to advocate this ideology,” the four-page grounds of detention issued against Shah by the district magistrate here, read. “You continue to do so even today and indulge in anti-national activities,” reads the dossier.
This new strategy is highly prejudicial to the maintenance of the security of the state besides endangering human life and property,” it added.
“On November 7, 2007, Shah visited families of militants killed in an encounter at Neil Pattan and said that armed struggle will continue for separating the JK from India,” the dossier added.
“Intelligence reports have revealed that on Jan 12, 2010 you have attended a condolence meeting in Dalgate and said that the army and security forces are indulging in wanton killing of innocent people and projected the death of the youth (Inayat Khan) as a result of communal hatred, and resorted to various means to arouse the sentiments of common people against the Union of India,” it said.
In the detention order the District Magistrate said the number of inmates in Central Jail Srinagar on April 15, 2010 was 482 against the capacity of 300. “I am constrained to direct the lodgement of Shah at Kote Bhalwal Jail Jammu,” he said. Courtesy GK
Shah lost 10 kgs in jail’Govt ignoring his worsening health
Srinagar, April 18: Expressing concern over deteriorating health of incarcerated separatist leader and party chairman, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) on Sunday said that Shah has lost 10 kgs of weight within three years of illegal detention and and puppet authorities were ignoring his deteriorating health condition.
Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the DFP acting chairman, Maulana Tari condemned in strong terms the puppet authorities act of slapping PSA against Shah. he said that Shah was shifted from JIC Jammu to JIC Humhama and then shifted to Kotbalwal Jail.
"Despite strict direction from doctors the authorities are not attending to his health problems. He has lost 10 kgs of weight during past three years of detention," Tari maintained. "He is fighting for a noble cause and arrests are part of it, but as per the international covenants it is the duty of state administration to provide healthcare to a detainee,” he added.
DFP chief was examined by Dr Manzoor Halwai at JIC Humhama who suggested him to restrict movements or travel long distances.
"But he was taken to Kotbalwal Jail in a bus Sunday morning. The authorities are just formally allowing consultation but medical advice is not being implemented," said the DFP acting chairman.
According to medical records provided by DFP, doctors at District Hospital Kathua referred Shah to GMC Jammu for various check ups. "It just stopped at paper work and nothing was done on ground," said Tari.
About the repeated arrests of Shah, he said: "The court judgments are not being respected. It has turned into a joke. We have lost faith in this institution as well."
Answering a question, Tari said: "Involvement of Hurriyat leadership in facilitating repeated arrests of Shah cannot be ruled out." However, he refused to divulge details about it.
"If Shah is being arrested for his peaceful political struggle for freedom then why are other leaders free. Shah's unity efforts are just to ease out the way to resolution of the issue," said DFP acting chairman.
Stating that killing of 70-year-old man at Handwara in a “fake encounter” has again exposed the state of affairs in the state, he said, "This incident is reflective of worst human rights violations of which Shah has also been a victim for decades."
Tari said that DFP consulted other leaders on the deteriorating health of Shah. Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Muhammad Yaseen Malik also visited Shah’s residence on Sunday afternoon.
Salah-ud-Din concerned at Shah’s falling healthSrinagar, Apr 17: The chairman of United Jihad Council, Syed Salah-ud-Din, has expressed concern over the falling health of incarcerated pro-freedom leader Shabir Ahmad Shah.
Salah-ud-Din, according to UJC statement issued by its spokesman Syed Sadaqat Hussain from Pakistan administered Kashmir, said Shah was shifted to Kote Bilwal Jail, Jammu, for the fourth time under PSA despite court orders for his release.
“Shah has been deprived of medical and other basic facilities in jail as a result of which he has developed several ailments,” he said, terming his detention as ‘worst kind of human rights violation’.
“Shah’s only crime was that he tried to unite pro-freedom people and both the factions of Hurriyat Conference,” said Salah-ud-Din.
Condemning the detention of Masrat Alam Bhat, Salah-ud-Din said he had been slapped PSA for the eighth time. Courtesy greater kashmir
Tari concerned over leaders’ detention
Srinagar: Democratic Freedom Party acting chairman, Moulana Muhammad Abdullah Tari has expressed concern over the continued detention and falling health of pro-freedom leaders and activists languishing in different jails in and outside Valley.
Tari has demanded immediate release of pro-freedom leaders including Shabir Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Ghulam Nabi Sumji, Masrat Alam, Firdous Ahmad Shah, Rafiq Ahmad Ganai, Dr Qasim and others.
Shabir Shah again booked under PSASrinagar, Apr 17: Senior pro-freedom leader and chairman Democratic Freedom Party, Shabir Ahmad Shah was Saturday booked under a fresh Public Safety Act.
Under fresh PSA order, which was seventh against Shah in past two years, he will be lodged at Kotbalwal Jail, Jammu.
Sources said that the district magistrate Srinagar issued a fresh order slapping PSA on Shah. The order came on the day when documents for his bail application were moved. The court had ordered his release on bail but he was kept under detention.
Condemning fresh PSA orders against Shah, a DFP spokesman said: “His condition is worsening and he needs immediate medical attention but it is ironical that he is being kept under detention with fresh PSAs being slapped on him after every four to five months.”
Shah was released from Kathua jail in the first week of April but was soon re-arrested and lodged at JIC Jammu. He was last week shifted to JIC Humhama. courtesy GK
Srinagar, April 13: Senior Hurriyat (M) leader and Democratic Freedom party leader Shabir Shah has been remanded to Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) till April 18 in a 19 year old FIR in which Shah along with other prominent separatist leaders have been accused of “instigating Kashmiri youth to cross LoC for arms training”.This has been revealed in the application April 02, 2010 furnished by CIK to the court while seeking his remand in the case. However, Democratic Freedom Party has refuted the allegations leveled by CIK against Shah saying that he was in jail from 1989 to 1994.