Geelani rebuffs Army’s ‘zero tolerance’ claim

Geelani while alleging that New Delhi had discreetly handed over more special powers to the Army said Nehra’s zero tolerance claims was a “blatant lie” because the Indian Army “is guilty of war crimes in Kashmir.”

“The army‘s real face has been exposed by several fake encounters. The recent example of Army killing innocent Kashmiris for medals and money lies before all in the form of Machil fake killings. In fact, the Army has been given a more active role on the pattern of 1990s, and is treating both political activists and ordinary citizens like militants,” Geelani said in  a statement issued.

He also rejected Nehra’s claim that the Army orders probes into human rights violation allegations against its men and takes prompt action against the guilty. “Have the killers of Jaleel Andrabi been punished?  Has the army prosecuted any of its men responsible for killing or disappearing thousands of innocent civilians in custody?” Geelani  said, alleging that the Army continued to give third degree “torture” to youth in rural Kashmir.