Malir jail: Six prisoners released

Six prisoners told the judge they had completed their sentence but were in jail as they were unable to pay the fine.

KARACHI:

Six prisoners were freed from Malir jail on Tuesday after their fines were paid by a non-government organisation.

As per the judicial policy of the Supreme Court, Malir district and sessions judge Muhammad Yamin, judicial magistrates, Abdul Shakoor Kalhoro, Hassan Ali Kalwer and Adam Singhar, the personal secretary to Malir judge, Zubair Bin Mehmood and Saiban International Welfare Organisation’s general secretary, Haider Ali Haider, visited Malir District Jail.

Judge Yamin visited various barracks where he met the prisoners and inquired about the status of their ongoing cases. Six prisoners told the judge that they had completed their sentence but were in jail because they were unable to pay the fine. Subsequently, the judge ordered to release the prisoners after the Saiban chairperson, Haq Nawaz Akhtar, paid fines.

On the occasion, a large number of prisoners submitted applications for an early hearing of their cases while many submitted applications for a review of the court decisions, stated the press release.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 9^th, 2014.