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Centre can repeal AFSPA: Kashmir government
Assam Tribune | Srinagar, Sep 3 (IANS):
Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Sagar on Saturday said the State government can only "recommend" to the Central government to revoke the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
"Though the State government can review the Disturbed Areas Act, the ultimate authority to revoke it lies with the Centre," Sagar told a local news agency reacting to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's statement that this power lies with the State government.
AFSPA was passed in 1990 to grant special powers and immunity from prosecution to security forces while dealing with raging insurgencies in northeastern states and in Jammu and Kashmir. The act is a target for local human rights groups and international campaigners such as Amnesty International.
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