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| SC judges will hear foreign prisoners' cases |
| 2004-12-10 |
| The Federal Review Board consisting of three Supreme Court judges will take up the cases of over 80 foreign nationals and two Pakistanis detained in Punjab jails, in a couple of days, Daily Times learned on Thursday. A government official told Daily Times that the foreigners were arrested by law enforcement and intelligence agencies a few months ago under the Foreigners Act of 1946. The two Pakistanis were arrested under the Pakistan Security Act of 1952. The foreigners were arrested for not having valid travel documents. Some of them were suspected of being involved with religious extremists. "The Pakistanis were found involved in spying for a foreign country," the official said. The foreigners, including seven females, belong to India, Bangladesh, Congo, Nigeria, Tanzania, Burma, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Syria. Representatives of the ministries of foreign and interior affairs will be present at the hearing. The detainees released by the review board will be repatriated. |
| Posted by:Fred |