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| KP in a fix how to handle young bombers |
| 2012-12-06 |
| [Dawn] The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... government is in a fix over handling of young jacket wallahs, who escape punishment due to their juvenile status, according to Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain. "If a young suicide bomber is placed in durance vile Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! by law enforcement agencies, the law treats him leniently as he is underage. But he kills innocent people if not arrested," he said. The minister was briefing journalists after the 53rd meeting of the provincial cabinet, held on Tuesday to discuss law and order situation in the province. Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti chaired the meeting. Mr Hussain said that most of the suicide bombers were children as they were below 18. "The provincial government is in trouble as they (young bombers) are not convicted in most of the cases," he said. The minister said that a suicide bomber was arrested by police on November 20 and boom jacket was removed from his body in front of cameras of different private television channels. However, you can observe a lot just by watching... he couldn't be punished as he was only 13-14 years of age, he added. "It is also a weakness of the government, which has failed to enact proper laws for handling such cases," the minister said. He requested the judiciary not to treat beturbanned goons like other people when they were arrested with proofs. According to him, the home secretary told the cabinet meeting that conviction rate of Orcs and similar vermin was only four per cent. |
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