Ban on Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s Awami Action Committee among two organsations upheld by tribunals

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 19 (STC): Ban imposed by the Centre on the Awami Action Committee headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and the Shia leader Masroor Abbas Ansari-led Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen Tribunals has been upheld by the two Delhi High Court tribunals.
The tribunals, headed by the same judge — Justice Sachin Datta — observed that material and evidence placed before it found that there is ample justification to declare the two groups as unlawful associations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
“Thus, this Tribunal, having followed the procedure laid down in the UAPA and its Rules and having independently and objectively appreciated and evaluated the material and evidence on record, is of the firm and considered view that there is sufficient cause for declaring the organisation as an unlawful association under Section 3(1) of the UAPA,” the identical order issued by the tribunals reads.
On March 11, while declaring the two groups banned, the Union home ministry said that the Awami Action Committee (AAC) and the Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) were indulging in unlawful activities that were prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty and security of the country.

It said the leaders and members of the two groups have been involved in mobilising funds for perpetrating unlawful activities, including supporting secessionist, separatist and terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.by the Centre, reveals a report.
(Straight Talk Communications)