Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday denounced the arrest of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief Muhammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday.

Condemning Yasin Malik’s arrest, Mirwaiz termed it ‘arbitrary and an act of intimidation’

He said that no intimation can stop the pro-freedom leadership from speaking truth and serving the cause of Jammu and Kashmir.

Strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest of Yasin sb by the authorities. No amount of intimidation can prevent leadership from speaking the truth and serving its cause in J&K.Neither will detaining youth& Hurriyat activists and raiding their homes stop them from supporting the cause pic.twitter.com/cpeuZGPoia

— Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (@MirwaizKashmir) October 3, 2018

“Strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest of Yasin sb by the authorities. No amount of intimidation can prevent leadership from speaking the truth and serving its cause in J&K. Neither will detaining youth& Hurriyat activists and raiding their homes stop them from supporting the cause,” Mirwaiz tweeted.

On Tuesday, police detained Yasin Malik from his Abi Guzar office in Srinagar.