Mirwaiz Calls for Review of Anti-Terror Laws, Cites Six-Year Detention of Two Baramulla Youths
Jammu, Nov. 10 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Nov 10 (KNS): Kashmir's chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday urged authorities to review the practice of booking young people under stringent anti-terror laws, citing the case of two youths from Baramulla who spent six years in jail before being acquitted by a court. In a statement, Mirwaiz said the acquittal of the two youths, following the court's finding that the evidence against them was unreliable, highlighted the serious human cost of prolonged detention. "The years lost by the two young men cannot be returned," he said. He said the case raised wider concerns over the arrest and continued detention of Kashmiri youth under stringent anti-terror legislation. Mirwaiz questioned the c...
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