CRAM condemns, demands probe
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, September 03 2014: Condemning the incident of police firing in Ukhrul Town on 30 August 2014 which has led to the loss of lives of two civilians and injury to several others during a protest rally against prolonged imposition of Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure and to end militarization, Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur (CRAM) has expressed its condolence to all the victims of police firing and brutality unleashed on the denizens of Ukhrul.

In a statement signed by its president Laishram Sanaton, CRAM said that Manipur Police has long been embroiled in controversy in Manipur over its involvement in a series of extra judicial executions, which claimed the lives of more than 1500 people, including the infamous case of the fake encounter killing of Chungkham Shanjit and Thockhom Rebina on 23 July 2009 .

The barbaric practice of merciless extra legal executions by the Manipur police has already being confirmed by the Santosh Hedge Commission of the Supreme Court of India recently.

The unfortunate incident at Ukhrul Town on 30 August is just an extensive of the barbarism and despotic rule unleashed by the law enforcing agencies of the Government of Manipur.

CRAM urged the Government of Manipur to institute a judicial inquiry to identify those state forces involved in the firing and accord appropriate punishment to all those in involved in unleashing barbarism and brutality in Ukhrul.

It also called for revoking promulgation of all sections of CrPC in Ukhrul and to stop all forms of militarization in all indigenous peoples land and territories of Manipur.

Repealing the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, as demanding by human rights organizations of Manipur and by several UN human rights bodies and mechanisms will be foremost act towards ending militarization in Manipur, it added.

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