DERA ISMAIL KHAN (APP): The government has introduced video uplink system in the district’s central jail for hearing cases of hard-core under trial terrorists.
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Superintend Central Jail Bin Yamin told media that the video system had been uplinked with anti-terrorism court to hear cases of under trial terrorists whose transportation to courtroom was “a big security risk”.
He said the system was well equipped with modern technology and had been fixed at a special room on the premises of the central jail, adding the facility was fulfilling all formalities, which were required for a trial in law of court.
In past, the jail officer said “the transportation of the hard-core terrorists for hearing to court would have been a major security threat and needed elaborate security arrangements in addition to so many other measures for bringing situation under control for possible untoward situation”.
Now, he said the new system of video up link had resolved all these issues and terrorists would appear before judge without facing such challenges in a peaceful and transparent manner.
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He said the strict security measures had been put in place to ensure complete peace within the jail vicinity, adding steps had also been take for improving hygienic conditions for jail inmates.
He said there were no cramped conditions for the prisoners who had been serving jail term for different nature of crimes, adding the jail administration was fully observing legal requirements and providing proper facilities to prisoners admissible as per relevant laws and rules.