Staff Reporter :
The Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee (SCLAC) on Wednesday sent separate letters to the jail authorities across the country seeking information about those prisoners, who have been in jail for long without any trial.
There are 68 jails in the country.
The SCLAC requested for two separate lists of the prisoners. One list will be for those, who have been
in the jails for more than five years and the other for more than 10 years without trial so that the legal aid committee can provide legal assistance to them.
The government has taken the responsibility of giving legal assistance to the poor litigants. But it exposes from the recent media reports that many prisoners have been staying in jail for a long time without any trial. The trial proceedings of the cases against them continues for years for various reasons, including absence of witnesses in the trial courts, according to the letter.
The letter assures that the SCLAC would provide free legal assistance to the poor prisoners after getting all information about them in hands.
In an another letter, the SCLAC has requested the Islamic Foundation to instruct Khatibs and Imams of all mosques across the country to inform the Muslims before Jumma prayers about the SCLAC activities so that the poor people can approach the legal aid committee for taking legal assistance.
The Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee (SCLAC) on Wednesday sent separate letters to the jail authorities across the country seeking information about those prisoners, who have been in jail for long without any trial.
There are 68 jails in the country.
The SCLAC requested for two separate lists of the prisoners. One list will be for those, who have been
in the jails for more than five years and the other for more than 10 years without trial so that the legal aid committee can provide legal assistance to them.
The government has taken the responsibility of giving legal assistance to the poor litigants. But it exposes from the recent media reports that many prisoners have been staying in jail for a long time without any trial. The trial proceedings of the cases against them continues for years for various reasons, including absence of witnesses in the trial courts, according to the letter.
The letter assures that the SCLAC would provide free legal assistance to the poor prisoners after getting all information about them in hands.
In an another letter, the SCLAC has requested the Islamic Foundation to instruct Khatibs and Imams of all mosques across the country to inform the Muslims before Jumma prayers about the SCLAC activities so that the poor people can approach the legal aid committee for taking legal assistance.
