 In April 2009, the Special Court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) in Jammu acquitted those charged with Mushir-ul-Haq's murder after a trial which had lasted nineteen years.The Presiding Officer ruled that one confession was inadmissible and expressed doubts about the voluntary nature of others.In the absence of any corroborating evidence he dismissed the charges against all of the accused.