Mirwaiz urges authorities to review cases of youth detained under anti-terror laws
Srinagar, Nov 10: Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said authorities in the Union territory should review the approach of booking the youth under anti-terror laws.
In a statement, the Mirwaiz cited a case in which two young men from Baramulla spent six years in jail under stringent anti-terror laws before being acquitted, after the court found the evidence against them unreliable.
The case highlights the serious human cost of prolonged detention when evidence is ultimately found insufficient to sustain a conviction, he said.
โThe years lost by the two young men cannot be returned,โ he said, adding that their case also raises wider concerns about the arrests and continued detention of Kashmiri youth, the Mirwaiz said.
In a post on X, he said the authorities should review this approach and โrelook and do justice to the thousands of youth under prolonged detentionโ. (PTI)
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