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Tuesday, Mar 25, 2003

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Meet to review list of prisoners

By Our Staff Reporter

Jammu March 24. The much-awaited second meeting of the Joint Screening Committee (JSC), which would review a list of about 81 cases, is scheduled to be held here on March 27. The State representatives, including the Financial Commissioner (Home) S.D. Singh, the DGP (J&K) A.K. Suri, the ADGP(CID), Kuldeep Khuda, and the Central Government representative, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs Secretary, Rakesh Hooja, will participate.

The first meeting, which went on for two days in the Civil Secretariat here, was held on March 5 and 6. Official sources said that a criterion for the future release of prisoners was agreed on the first day of the meeting. On the second day a list of about 90 cases were studied and it was decided to revoke the detention orders of 17 prisoners. A good number of those released belonged to the Chief Minister's district — Anantnag.

The JSC submitted the list to the Chief Minister, who holds the Home portfolio, and he in turn ordered their release some days later.

Most of the cases relate to those who are facing mild militancy-related charges and the list also includes 27 political prisoners. The vice-president of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, has said: " The process of release of innocents will continue in the times to come and this will certainly bring down the alienation of the youth of the State paving the way for bringing early peace in the State."

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