ISLAMABAD:Supreme Court makes important statement over the internmentcentres in KP.
The Supreme Court on Monday resumed hearing of the appeals of the federaland provincial governments against Peshawar High Court (PHC) verdict on theinternment centres.
Attorney General Anwar Mansoor asked the bench to display a video recordingabout why the detention centres were established during the hearing byfive-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice AsifSaeed Khosa.
“Do you want to show us how dangerous the detainees are,” the chief justicequestioned. The court only looking into the legal status of the internmentcentres, the justice said.
“It is the video of a detention centre. After the 21st Amendment nolegislation made over the subject,” the AG responded. “The Parliamentpassed the 21st Amendment in a hurry,” the attorney general claimed.
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“The terrorists, outlawed groups and non-state actors remained present inFATA and PATA,” the AG argued. “Internment centres were also present alongwith the outlawed groups,” Justice Gulzar Ahmed remarked.
“If anyone challenged the legal status of the detention centres since year2008,” Justice Gulzar asked. “It is the first case of the legality ofdetention centres,” the AG replied.
A new law is being made over the internment centres and related legalissues, which will come into force within three to four months, theattorney general said.
