NEW DELHI: Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik was convicted by a Special NIA court in Delhi on Thursday after he pleaded guilty in a terror funding case.
The court has posted the matter for arguments on the quantum of sentence on May 25.
It has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to submit a financial assessment of Malik.
WATCH: "I want to talk. If they (policemen) permit me to do so, I want to talk and have a lot to say," says Kashmiri separatist leader #YasinMalik after being convicted in a terror case by a Special NIA court, reports @Anand_Journ @NIA_India pic.twitter.com/lI9atSzVQl
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After the conviction, Malik told reporters that he wanted to speak to them.
“I want to talk if they (policemen) permit me. I have a lot to say,” he said while coming out of the court premises.
Malik has been convicted in a 2017 case for hatching a criminal conspiracy, waging war against the country, other unlawful activities and disturbing peace in Kashmir.