AFSPA, which was passed in 1990, gives Indian armed forces arbitrary powers in states such as Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur that have been declared "disturbed areas" because of ongoing armed militancy.
Sharmila will be flown to New Delhi May 27 and will be presented before the metropolitan magistrate the next day. She would be accompanied by a doctor, two nurses, a women police team and two jail officials.
She, meanwhile, indicated her support for the Aam Admi Party while rejecting Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh's offer for her to join the Congress.
Several human rights groups, including the North East Students' Organisation, have also been demanding withdrawal of AFSPA.
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