Completion of term: SC board orders release of foreign inmates
Prisoners were convicted in crimes like illegal border crossing and narcotics smuggling.
Prisoners were convicted in crimes like illegal border crossing and narcotics smuggling. PHOTO: FILE
The Supreme Court on Saturday ordered to release all those foreign inmates who had completed their jail terms.
An SC review board, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk, heard the case. As proceedings started, the officials of the home department produced 46 foreign national inmates, who had been convicted for various crimes including illegal border crossing, smuggling and narcotics smuggling in the country.
The officials told the court that the inmates belonged to different countries such as India, Bangladesh and Kenya. They said the prisoners had completed the sentence terms.
After hearing the submission of the home department’s officials, the review board ordered the government to release all those foreign national inmates. The board also directed the government to provide basic necessities of life and health services in jail.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 27th, 2014.
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