Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Dimapur, June 02 2009:
The NSCN-IM while firmly stating today that the murder of subdivisional officer (SDO) of Kasom Khullen Dr Kishan and his two staff committed by the outfit's "Lt Col" HK Ningshen was a crime against humanity and also crime against the NSCN-IM's principle, said that the action of the NSCN/GPRN (NSCN-IM) to hand over "Lt Col" HK Ningshen, the accused in the killing of Dr Th Kishan to the Naga Hoho on May 28, was unprecedented in the history of the Naga National struggle.
It took tremendous courage for the NSCN leaders to take such an agonizing decision, the outfit added.
"Lt Col" Nighshen was found guilty by the NSCN-IM's "Military Court Marshal" on May 14 .
In a statement issued to Newmai News Network tonight, the NSCN-IM said that though the impasse between the Government of India and the NSCN-IM continued over the killing of Dr Th Kishan and the Naga outfit was prepared to face any new situation that unfolded over the stand off, it was eventually the Naga Hoho that intervened and prevailed.
The full trust and confidence of the NSCN-IM made it all possible to hand over "Lt Col" Ningshen to the Naga Hoho, the Naga outfit added.
Reaffirming the commitment made by the NSCN-IM "Collective Leadership" to the then Indian Prime Minister late PV Narashimha Rao in Paris in 1995 that, "NSCN will leave no stone unturned to find an amicable solution" NSCN will not allow any obstacles that comes in the way of peaceful negotiated settlement, the Naga outfit affirmed.
"The NSCN condemned the murder of Dr.Th.Kishan and his two staffers committed by Lt Col.HK.Ningshen.It is a crime against humanity and crime against the principle of NSCN as well," it re-iterated.