Manipur session court orders Irom Sharmila’s release

NH Bureau Tuesday, 19 August 2014 08:23:10 PM

An Imphal session court on Tuesday ordered release of Irom Sharmila
The order came after court accepted her plea that she was not committing suicide
Sharmila has been protesting for past 13 years now
She is fasting for a demand of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA)
AFSPA will give sweeping powers to armed forces in disturbed areas
She had plead the session court on June 4 to set her free
Sharmila was charged under IPC section 309 (attempt to commit suicide)
Irom is currently being forced-fed through her nose in the security ward of the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences
“Since the petitioner is not refusing force-feeding, it cannot be said she is fasting unto death,” said the judge
Over 16000 people are in support of her campaign.