Yasin Malik, the libertarian leader of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, decided to fight his case by himself while refusing to take the services of a lawyer.
Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik’s decision to fight his case on his own has been called a slap on the face of the Indian justice system.
The New Delhi High Court will hear the Indian government’s plea seeking the death penalty for Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik on September 15.
Muhammad Yasin Malik is barred from appearing in the court on the occasion of the hearing of the application, but he will be presented through video link.
Indian court sentenced Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik to life imprisonment
Yesterday, Yasin Malik was presented in the court through video conferencing from Tihar Jail in New Delhi on the occasion of the hearing of the case. what is
The Hurriyat leader told a divisional bench of the High Court comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Keit and Justice Girish Kathapalia that he wanted to defend himself in court.
After their decision, the bench headed by Justice Suresh Ket adjourned the hearing of the case till September 25.
Why has Yasin Malik decided to plead his own case and what are the reasons behind it? This is important to know, while also highlighting the political nature of the Yasin Malik case and the Indian government’s efforts to silence it.