Kashmiri freedom movement leader Yasin Malik has been moved to intensive care after his health deteriorated critically on Saturday, family sources said.
According to them, Yasin was admitted into the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Sher-e-Kashmir Medical Institute in Srinagar after his left arm ceased to function. They added that his wife, Mishal Malik, also fell unconscious upon learning of her husband’s health and was also receiving medical treatment.
Yasin – who heads the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) – had earlier been moved to the central jail in Srinagar from JIC Hamhaama. He was being kept in solitary detention at the JIC, due to which his health deteriorated sharply.
Yasin had been suffering from various diseases and doctors had repeatedly advised authorities to shift him to a better place with adequate medical facilities. Despite their recommendations,the JKLF chairman was still kept in solitary confinement. Yasin was arrested from his residence on July 8.
The foreign office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria also raised concerns about the health and treatment of Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik, who is in the custody of Indian authorities. Malik was reportedly transferred to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as his health condition got worse.
We deplore Indian forces torturous treatment of Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik, reportedly in critical condition in ICU pic.twitter.com/QEOD9WsifC
— M. Nafees Zakaria (@ForeignOfficePk) October 22, 2016
He also termed the detention of other Hurriyat leaders and Kashmiri activist Asiya Andrabi as illegal.
Hurriyat leaders Geelani Sb & Mirwaiz remain in illegal detention & so does Kashmiri women leader Asiya Andrabi. This is highly deplorable
— M. Nafees Zakaria (@ForeignOfficePk) October 22, 2016
We condemn Indian occupation forces’ genocide, crimes against humanity & blatant violations of human rights of Kashmiris in IOK
— M. Nafees Zakaria (@ForeignOfficePk) October 22, 2016
