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| JKLF Big arrested in Kashmir |
| 2002-03-25 |
Police scuffled with around 60 Malik supporters, and lobbed a tear gas shell after the leader's arrest sparked street protests near his Srinagar residence. The JKLF is a former militant group that laid down its arms and became a political party. Malik -- who is also an executive member of the All Party Hurriyat Conference, Kashmir's main separatist alliance -- has denied any link to the seized cash, totaling $100,000 dollars. The leader has been quoted as saying that Indian authorities were attempting to use the seizure to undermine Kashmir's separatist leadership. "They consider me an impediment in coming state legislature elections," Malik told The Associated Press, adding that his party had announced a boycott of the elections in September. The Indian government is trying to persuade the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, a conglomerate of more than two dozen political and religious groups in Kashmir, to participate in the elections. Wonder where all that dough originated before getting to Nepal, and what it was meant for? Just the other day, Nepal was saying it's getting tired of the foreign hard boys hanging around, and India seems to think the country's crawling with ISI agents. Wonder if this could have had anything to do with that? What a surprise that the Pak side of the border was involved and that the Paks are subsidizing the Hurriyat. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |