Concerned about militants' interference in its stand on Moreh attack

03rd August 2018

The Thadou Students' Association (TSA) is concerned that some persons who claimed to be from UKLF asked TSA to be silent on July 13 Moreh terror attack.

While we appreciate the so-called peace banquet at Moreh on July 23 between the Kuki National Organisation/Kuki National Army (KNO/KNA) and UKLF in the presence of several CSOs of Moreh, we would like to again make it clear that our demand for arrest of the culprits and justice in the July 13 Moreh terrorist attack have nothing to do with any feud or peace between KNA and UKLF.

Neither Thongminlun nor TSA had any knowledge of the peace banquet or involvement in it. TSA and its activities have never been for or against any particular militant groups or political parties, but for justice, peace and freedom and for people's welfare.

We urge all armed militant groups and civil organisations not to harass, threaten or try and force us to stop pursuing justice in the July 13 Moreh incident of attempted murder of Moreh TSA president, Thongminlun Haokip, and his family including his pregnant wife and two children both below five years of age. We also urge the government and authorities concerned to stop armed militants from intimidating or harming TSA leaders and the general public.

If any further untoward incidents happen to Thongminlun and his family or any other TSA leaders, the government shall be held responsible.

The government's silence and inaction till now has led us to wonder if the KNO/KNA are granted the right to immunity from arrest and prosecution after committing such an unprecedented and a heinous crime to murder a whole family of student leader, his pregnant wife and babies. Or was the terror attack sanctioned by the government?

But if the government will not arrest the culprits and bring them to justice, then the government must come out openly with a sound rationale and justification of the deadly attack.

Sd/-
(Michael Lamjathang Haokip)
Secretary General
Thadou Students’ Association