Balochistan, Feb. 28 -- The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has alleged that several of its senior leaders have remained imprisoned for nearly a year, raising serious concerns about judicial independence and due process in Balochistan, according to a report published by The Balochistan Post (TBP).

In a statement cited by TBP, the BYC said that its prominent leaders, Dr. Mahrang Baloch, Bebarg Baloch, Shaji Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch and Beebow Baloch, were initially detained under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (3-MPO). The group stated that they were held for three months without trial under the preventive detention law.

The committee further alleged that once the MPO detention period expired, authorities registered what it d...