Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik has submitted a 25-page affidavit before a court in Srinagar, saying that he no longer expects justice from the Indian judicial system.
In his affidavit, Malik said he would accept a death sentence if one were imposed on him, but stressed that accepting such a punishment would not amount to an admission of guilt.
Malik has categorically denied involvement in the 1990 killing of Kashmiri Pandit woman Sarla Bhat. He has also refused to pursue his case further, saying he does not want to continue the proceedings in protest against what he described as political victimisation and would leave his matter to God.
According to Malik, the Indian government is attempting to implicate him in what he described as a fabricated case after 36 years and ultimately seek his execution.
He also claimed that he was implicated in the case on the basis of an alleged JKLF note found near Sarla Bhat’s body.
In the affidavit, Malik further alleged that Indian investigative agencies had asked him to develop relations with Pakistan but later used the same matter as evidence against him.
Malik also referred to his wife, Mushaal Malik, expressing a desire to free her from a life of prolonged imprisonment and waiting for a possible execution.
Yasin Malik was arrested by Indian authorities in Srinagar on April 10, 2019. He has faced allegations linked to the 1990 abduction and killing of Sarla Bhat, among other charges.
