Two minor boys arrested
under terrorism law

HYDERBAD: Two minor boys in Diplo Taluka of Tharparkar district, the home town of former Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Rahim, were arrested 10 days back under terrorism act though there names do not appear in FIR lodged against arson, ransacking and loot at year end 2007 after martyrdom of PPP leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. As a result of hundreds of cases registered by police under terrorism act scores of people were arrested and threw behind the bars. Vajuto police also violated the Child Rights and Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2000 and arrested two children named Javed and Tariq (their names are not present in FIR). Later they were brought to the court of judicial magistrate Diplo. Protection Manager, Society for Protection of Rights of Children (SPARC) Sindh Kashif Bajeer visited the Jail and told the media that according to the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2000, after arresting the child it is responsibility of the police that parents be informed within 24 hours but police has failed to inform parents of arrested kids. The children, according to law, must be kept separate from adults out of fear of being sexually harassed. He further told both children have been in the police custody since last 10 days.—Agencies


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