Naga bodies speak out against Chandel molestation case
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, December 21 2012:
Chandel Naga People's Organisation (CNPO), Chandel Naga Women Union (CNWU) and Naga People's Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) have strongly condemned the incident at Maha Union Higher Secondary School ground, Chandel where Manipuri film actress Momoco among other artists was molested and assaulted by NSCN-IM cadre Livingstone.
CNPO said it condemned the incident in the strongest term and said that such incident should never be repeated again.
However, CNPO said the organisations should not politicalise the matter.
"It is done by an individual so let the law of the land takes its own course to deliver justice," said CNPO.
The apex Naga body of Chandel district also said that an act of one individual should not be brought to the fore of ethnic lines.
Meanwhile, CNWU and NPMHR said the incident was very unfortunate and expressed regret on behalf of the organizers and the artists that such very high profile programme was staged without security arrangement in the remote district head quarters of Manipur.
"We request all right thinking people to refrain from actions that could trigger communal tension or create fear psychosis (both valley and hills) in this already trouble torn state of Manipur," the CNWU and NPMHR added.
Both the organisations appeal to the state and the non state actors to respect human rights and uphold Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the process of delivering justice in the larger interest of communal harmony and the sanctity of the Christmas season.
"May Peace and Joy of Christmas prevail, amen," they added.