Army cour has no role in granting bail,suspending life sentenced to soldiers, Says Spokesman

Srinagar/July,29: Army on Saturday clarified that an Armed Forces Tribunal has suspended the life sentence and granted bail to five soldiers convicted for extrajudicial killing of three civilians in 2010.

A spokesman said that army court has no role in the bail and suspension of life sentence of accused soldiers.

“The suspension of life sentence and grant of bail to the five accused in the Machhil encounter case has been ordered by Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), New Delhi and not by an Army Court. It is clarified that the Army Court has no role in the relief granted to the accused,” said Srinagar based Defence spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia.