The UK police have received a request to arrest Indian army chief GeneralManoj Mukund Naravane and Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah over theiralleged role in war crimes in Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir(IIOJK), said a report in *TRT World*link.
The application filed by a law firm, Stoke White, said that the firmsubmitted extensive evidence to the Metropolitan Police’s War Crimes Unitto take action against Naravane, Shah, and eight other unnamed top militaryofficers responsible for crimes against activists, journalists, andcivilians in the occupied territory.
According to TRT, the law firm’s report was based on over 2,000 testimoniestaken between 2020 and 2021.
“The Stoke White Investigation has gathered evidence over the past year of450 cases of torture; 1,500 cases of pellet gun victims; 100 cases ofenforced disappearances; 30 cases of sexual violence,” the report said.
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“The report proves that a culture of impunity exists in Jammu and Kashmirwhich has been facilitated by the Global War on Terrorism so thatcounter-terrorism facilitates human rights abuse by India, in particular,the rights of Muslims in the region to satisfy from harm, justice, andself-determination,” the firm added.
