By Rathindra Kuruwita in The Island, Dec 27, 2023In 2022, the inmates in Sri Lankan prisons numbered 22,097, marking a 15 percent increase from the 19,295 in 2021, a report on prison overcrowding by the National Audit Office states. The total prison capacity in the country was set at 11,291 inmates by the end of 2022, according to the report. However, the total count reached 26,176 individuals, comprising 16,727 suspects and 9,449 convicts. Thus, there…
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By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 25, 2023Sources confirmed to Khaama Press that Parisa Azada, a member of one of the Afghan women’s protest movements, has been released from the Taliban administration prison after 40 days and has returned to her family. According to the source, Parisa, who had been arrested on November 14, was released from prison on Tuesday, December 25. Local media outlets have also confirmed the news of her…
report in ECONOMYNEXT, Dec 13, 2023 at 4:24 pmSri Lanka is considering the introduction of legal provisions to retain suspects and accused persons under house arrest instead of remanding them, cabinet spokesman minister Bandula Gunawardena said Tuesday (12). “The congestion in the prisons has been a long-standing issue in Sri Lanka,” Gunawardena said at a press briefing to announce cabinet decisions. “Prisoner upkeep costs the government a great deal, paid for by the taxes we…
By Khalid Iqbal in The News, Oct 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: Special Court Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain Wednesday granted permission to former prime minister Imran Khan to communicate with his sons from prison. The court has directed the superintendent of Adiala Jail to facilitate a telephonic conversation through WhatsApp between Imran Khan and his sons, Qasim and Suleiman. During the hearing, the special court judge heard the petition seeking directives for the jail officials to allow the…
AP report, Aug 26, 2023A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator who sought to join Islamic State (Isis) to fight in Syria and expressed interest in carrying out attacks on US soil was sentenced on Friday to 18 years in prison. Muhammad Masood, 31, pleaded guilty a year ago to attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation. Prosecutors said he attempted unsuccessfully to travel from the US to Syria via…
by Mohammad Jamil Khan in The Daily Star, Jun 27, 2023A top leader of the militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islam (Huji) instructed Shamin Mahfuj to establish and initiate the formation of a new militant faction, which later became known as Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya. The Huji leader, Abu Sayeed, also known as Abu Jafar, who is an accused in the grenade attack on an Awami League rally on August 21, 2004, provided the directives during a…