Global human rights watchdog, the Amnesty International, on Wednesday urged the government to put on hold its plans to pass the Anti-Terrorism Act Amendment Bill 2024 which aimed at granting authority to the armed forces to keep individuals facing terrorism charges in 'preventive' detention.
The government introduced a bill in the National Assembly last month, which allowed the preventive detention for up to three months. The bill also includes provisions for setting up joint interrogation teams (JITs) composed of members from various law-enforcement and intelligence agencies.
Last month, the government quietly introduced a crucial bill in the National Assembly, seeking to grant military and civil armed forces the authority to keep individuals facing terrorism charges in 'preventive' detention for up to three months.
According to a media report, the Amnesty International shared an open letter written by the watchdog's Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, Babu Ram Pant to Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, conveying concerns over the involvement of the military in law enforcement operations.
The bill, the Amnesty said, did not comply with international human rights law and standards.
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