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IHC termed Adiala Jail as concentration camp

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  • IHC termed the Adiala Jail a Concentration Camp over the tortures of detainees mentioned by the Human Rights Commission
  • IHC has issued an inquiry order on the issue of torture and inhumane treatment of prisoners

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday termed the Adiala Jail a Concentration Camp over the tortures of detainees mentioned by the Human Rights Commission (HRC), BOL News reported.

According to the details, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued an inquiry order on the issue of torture and inhumane treatment of prisoners in Adiala Jail Rawalpindi.

According to the order issued by the Islamabad High Court, the allegations made in the petition filed by the prisoner are not baseless in the opinion of the judge.

The order states that according to a secret report, Adiala Jail has been turned into a detention camp instead of being administered according to the law by the authorities.

Apart from the injustice with the prisoner in the Adiala Jail, prisoners are treated inhumanely, and human rights are violated in Adiala Jail.

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IHC Chief Athar Minallah visits Adiala Jail over HRC petition

Athar Minallah visits Adiala
  • CJ IHC Athar Minallah paid a visit to Adiala Jail
  • he went after a petition was filed by Human Rights Commission (HRC) against torturing the prisoners
  • He told the Human Rights Commission officials that he will also meet the prisoners and ask them personally about the behavior of the Jail Administration
  • CJ Athar Minallah rejected the plea of ​​Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari against Section 124A

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RAWALPINDI: Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Athar Minallah on Saturday paid a visit to Adiala Jail over the petition filed by Human Rights Commission (HRC) against torturing the prisoners, BOL News reported.

According to the details, a day earlier while listening to the case of torturing the prisoners, Athar Minallah said that he will visit the Adiala Jail to meet the staff and the administration.

Moreover, he told the Human Rights Commission officials that he will also meet the prisoners and ask them personally about the behavior of the Jail Administration.

Before leaving for his visit to Adiala Jail, CJ Athar Minallah rejected the plea of ​​Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari against Section 124A of Sedition in the Pakistan Penal Code.

Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Athar Minallah dismissed it as inadmissible.

It should be noted that PTI leader Shireen Mazari had requested to declare Section 124A of the Pakistan Penal Code null and void while the petition stated that the Sedition Section is in conflict with the fundamental rights given in the Constitution of Pakistan.

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