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AFSPA turns 55, continues to terrorise Manipur
firstpost.com |May 23:
Enacted on 11 September 1958 by an Act of Parliament to tackle the Naga insurgency, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) gives sweeping powers to security forces empowering them to arrest without a warrant or kill someone on suspicion without fear of prosecution. As this draconian law completed 55 years on 22 May 2013, the debate on its purpose still rages on and the states under it continue to bear the brunt of its effects.AFSPA terror continues in Manipur. Enforced in the entire North East barring Sikkim for decades now, this tough legislation has particularly affected the state of Manipur.
"I am hopeful after the UN representative visit. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Manipur must go. Only then peace will come," Metei Khumanlei, Manorama Devi''s mother told CNN-IBN in Imphal. The Justice Verma Commission had also suggested the immediate need to look into the continuance of AFSPA. Manipur’s Iron Lady Irom Sharmila has been on a humger strike since 2 November 2000 demanding the withdrawal of AFSPA from the state. However, the government is unwilling either to repeal or soften AFSPA.
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