Guwahati, Sept 21: Several organisation in Nagaland have expressed resentment over the September 17 Supreme Court’s ruling, closing criminal proceedings against 30 Indian Army personnel involved in the Oting massacre incident of December 4, 2021.
Organizations including Oting Students’ Union (OSU), Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), NSCN (I-M) and Naga Hoho (NH) have expressed resentment.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court closed all further proceedings in pursuance of the FIR filed against 30 army personnel accused in a botched-up operation in Nagaland which left 13 civilians killed.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and P B Varale said that Nagaland being a state where the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, is in operation, sanction from the competent authority was necessary under Section 6 of the Act to prosecute the armed forces personnel.
By order dated February 28, 2023, the competent authority had declined to grant the sanction.
The Oting Students Union (OSU) has expressed deep disappointment over the Supreme Court’s recent decision to close proceedings against 30 army personnel from the 21 Paras (Special Forces) involved in the Oting massacre. In a joint statement by OSU President Noknai Konyak, Vice President Topong Konyak, and General Secretary Honyeih Konyak, the ruling was described as “disheartening” and a grave concern for justice.
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