Paresh Baruah, the ‘commander in chief’ of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) on April 27 stated that some members of the outfit were awarded capital punishment as they were found fleeing with weapons and acting as informers of the enemies, reports New Indian Express. His assertion comes in the wake of media reports that at least three rebels were awarded capital punishment by the outfit in its Myanmar camp. He stated that ‘They were punished as according to our ‘constitution’. It has prescribed death penalty for any of our members if found fleeing with weapons or sharing classified information of our organisation with the enemies’. He also added that ‘During trial in the ‘court’ of our organisation, they were found guilty on both counts and as a result, awarded capital punishment’. He further stated that ‘None among us is above our ‘constitution’. We hail those who die fighting for our cause as ‘martyrs’. However, we view those who are killed for fleeing with weapons or acting as informers of the enemies as criminals. We don’t remember them nor do we inform their families of their death’.