Revolving Door Detentions In 2011, Amnesty International documented the use of ‘revolving door detentions’ – where individuals are released from detention only to be immediately re-arrested and detained again – using the PSA. Amnesty International has received reports that police also use criminal law to repeatedly arrest and detain people in a similar manner. When an individual is released on bail, police in certain cases immediately re-arrest the person in a different criminal case on the same or similar grounds. In some cases received by Amnesty International, individuals have been re-arrested after being granted bail by a court three or more times consecutively, without once being released from custody. Reports of harassment by police during the course of investigation are also common. Amnesty International India urges authorities to: Repeal the PSA and end the system of administrative detention in J&K, charging those suspected of committing criminal acts with recognizably criminal offences and trying them in a court of law with all safeguards for fair trial provided; Carry out prompt, thorough, impartial and independent investigations into the arbitrary and unlawful detentions of Sajad Mir and Faisal Bhat, and prosecute any police officers, including those with command responsibility, suspected of offences involving violations of their human rights violations in fair proceedings; Provide reparation to Sajad Mir and Faisal Bhat for their arbitrary and unlawful detention; Ensure that if Sajad Mir is tried, this is done under the provisions of the J&K Juvenile Justice Act and provided the safeguards guaranteed to children under the Convention on the Rights of the Child; End the practice of keeping individuals in detention in defiance of judicial orders for their release; Ensure that overseeing authorities regularly monitor the detentions and investigations of cases in an independent, impartial and thorough manner as required by Indian and international standards. ENDS Public document
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 23:51:27 +0000
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