Jammu: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday announced the formation of a 10-member legal team to challenge the detention of its Jammu and Kashmir unit president and sitting MLA, Mehraj Malik, who has been booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA).
Malik, 37, was taken into custody on September 8 in Doda district for allegedly disturbing public order. His arrest triggered violent protests, prompting authorities to impose prohibitory restrictions and suspend mobile internet as well as broadband services in the region.
Senior AAP leader and former Delhi minister Imran Hussain shared the development on X, confirming that the party has put together a strong legal team to fight Malik’s case in court.
“AAP stands firmly with our MLA Mehraj Malik, arrested under PSA. A strong legal team led by Senior Advocate Nirmal K Kotwal, with Adv Muzaffar Khan, Adv Sheik Shakeel Ahmad, and Adv Appu Singh (Assisting Counsel), supported by Arvind Bandral, Joginder Singh Thakur, Gaurav Sarangal, Sandeep Sharma, Asim Hashmi, and M Tariq Mughal, will contest this case,” Hussain stated.
