NSF and NPMHR demand expediting the 2015 Wuzu firing incident case

Dimapur, July 20 (EMN): The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) and the Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) today expressed dismay over the delay in the delivery of justice to the victims of the July 16, 2015 firing incident Wuzu Firing Incident in Phek district and demanded the expedition of enquiry into the case.

“Three years have passed since the killing of 13 years old Aso and 14 years old Tüzali on July 16 by the Assam Rifles headed by Major Surinder Singh of the 46 AR C Coy, Akhwego Post at Wuzu village under Phek District and more than two years since the Joint Inquiry Commission (JIC) was formed to investigate on the killings of the Wuzu Firing Incident,” stated a press communiqué appended by the NSF General Secretary Imtiyapang Imsong and NPMHR General Secretary, Neingulo Krome.

Saying that the two organizations are dismayed over the delay in the delivery of justice for the victims, the release stated that “JIC was set up by the Nagaland State Government on November 22, 2015 to investigate into the incident, where in affidavits were filed and had further undergone cross examination” which was followed by court summoning of the eye witnesses and ‘parties’ filing the written statements. However, the release stated that the JIC has not come to any concrete conclusion despite the ample time and evidences.

While questioning how long the JIC would take to deliver justice, the two organizations demanded that the enquiry be expedited to deliver justice to the victims, families of the victims, and the communities and villages affected by the killing at the earliest possible time.