According to a report of the People's Revolutionary Front, Manipur, many groups have condemned this latest massacre of the AR :

The political leaders and various voluntary organizations in the State have strongly condemned the killing of ten innocent civilians including a national award winner youth by the personnel of the 8th Assam Rifles and beating up of 42 people black and blue following abortive bomb attack on an AR convoy on Thursday.

The People of Manipur charging the Nipamacha Ministry for their inability to control the security forces and paramilitary forces deployed in the State and also accused the Government of imposing curfew both in Imphal West and East districts which as disturbing normal life and depriving the daily wage-earners of their income for two days.

Taking serious offense over the killing of the civilians, the convener of the Committee on Human Rights, Manipur (COHR) Dr. L. Paradeshi has strongly condemned the incident and severely castigated the government for imposing a curfew in an attempt to cover up the incident, instead of punishing the guilty personnel. COHR also charged the State Government with remaining a mute spectator to the atrocities committed by the security forces in Manipur. Regarding the imposition of curfew, Mr. Pradeshi said, "It only showed the lack of concern of the authority to safeguard the democratic rights of the people".

During a Press Conference, advocate and human rights activists Khaidem Mani expressed that the Malom Massacre of 10 innocent people is not an unfortunate incident but a deliberate act of the paramilitary forces grossly misusing and abusing the Armed Forces Special Act, 1958 The right activities hitting out sternly at the government and its forces maintaining that the Indian Penal Code and even the AFSPA do not have a provision that empowers the killing of innocent people. Through retaliating in self-defence is another thing, the case of Malom is totally different, he said.

The Manipur Human Rights Commission today took up a suo moto reference case in connection with 2 November incidence where 8th AR personnel gunned down at Malom Makha Leikai, and the commission has decided to refer the case to National Human Rights Commission.

The All Manipur United Clubs Organization (AMUKO) has strongly condemned the cold-blooded killing of the civilians and assault of 50 others by the Assam Rifles and irresponsible attitude of the state Government towards the incidence. It further condemned the government for imposing two day curfew after the deliberate massacre of innocent civilians by security forces.

The Joint Committee of the Apunba Manipur Kanba Ima Lup and National Identity Protection Committee and the Polei Leimarol Meira Paibi, Apunba Manipur, in separate press releases issued here bitterly condemned the cold-blooded shooting to death of around 10 innocent civilians by the personnel of the 8th Assam Rifles after exploded a bomb. The releases said Malom shooting incident bears a crystal clear testimony to the fat that Indian security forces regard the people of Manipur as a whole as their prime enemy. They also said human rights violations are more perpetrated in Manipur by the Indian security forces than in Pakistan which is under stratocratic rule. "With their unrestrained barbaric activities, the Indian security forces have been utterly denying the Manipuri people their right to live", the release resented adding the curfew imposed by the government can not subdue the outrage of the truth-loving people nor it can prevent the developments taking place at other countries from happening here. The releases further reminded the people that it is high time they rose up for the safety of the future generations from the hands of Indian security forces.

The All Manipur Women's Social Reformation & Development Samaj has also strongly condemned the massacre of 10 innocent civilians in cold blood by the personnel of the 8th Assam Rifles and the subsequent imposition of curfew in Greater Imphal and Bishnupur districts. A release issued by the general secretary of the Samaj, Indumani Devi, said it is cowardice of the Indian security forces who seek vengeance upon innocent and defenseless civilians for any attack on them by their "counterparts" (insurgents) after failing to encounter them.

The Manipur Student Federation (MSF) said due to the unrestrained perpetration of atrocities on innocent civilians by Indian security forces in the name of counter-insurgency, the hope for life in the state has been gradually diminishing. They also condemned the government for its abrupt imposition of curfew in Greater Imphal and Bishnupur with effect for early Friday morning to prevent public uprising against the inhuman crime committed by its own security forces. It inquired whether the persons in power can remain quite when their family members are thus indiscriminately killed by the security forces. The release said that the Indian security forces have not come to protect the lives of innocent civilians in the state is amply evident from Malom massacre. And it also reminded the people that it is high time they took up collective preparations to get away from the hands of the 'monsters' who are out to eliminate them.

The All Manipur Students Union (AMSU) asked how long the people should remain as silent spectators when the Army is killing unarmed and innocent peoples recurrently. It is because of the series of such heartrending incidents as Malom's that the AMSU has been demanding removal of the Armed forces Special Power Act". They also said now it is urgent to take collective resolutions of the people to encounter those killers of innocent civilians.

The students wing Manipur State Students' Forum (MSSF), Kangleipak Muslim Chanura Development Organisation, Manipur Pari Apunba Lup (MAPALUP) have also strongly condemned the incident and called upon the authority concerned to take immediate action against the guilty personnel. LMS Law College Student's Union termed the killing as violation of all forms of Law in the country and an attack on the very core of Democracy. Contending that even the Supreme Court would try to avoid awarding capital punishment, a statement of the union said there is no provision for killing of innocent people without trial even under the dreaded Armed Forces Special Power Act 1958.

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The Malom Massacre - Revolutionary people's Front, Manipur (1998-2002)

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