Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act ?

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is primarily applicable in areas designated as 'disturbed' in Northeast India and Jammu & Kashmir [t1, t5]. It is not the primary legal framework for operations against Naxals (Left Wing Extremism), where the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and state police actions under ordinary law generally apply. Statement 1 is correct as Section 6 of the Act provides legal immunity, requiring central government sanction for prosecution [t2, t4, t5]. Statement 3 is correct as there has been widespread agitation and civil society protest against the Act due to human rights concerns [c1, c4, t1]. Statement 4 is correct as the Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy Committee was indeed constituted in 2004 to review the Act and recommended its repeal [t3, t7]. Therefore, statement 2 is the incorrect one regarding AFSPA's standard application.

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1. [1] https://psj.lse.ac.uk/articles/120/files/submission/proof/120-1-274-1-10-20220428.pdf
2. [2] https://www.amnesty.org/ar/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/asa200252005en.pdf
3. [3] https://www.justice.gov/file/265706/dl?inline=
4. [4] https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/186675.pdf
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