ISLAMABAD: Amendment of the Anti-Terrorism Act has been presented in the National Assembly, under the proposed bill, it has been proposed to amend Clause 11 of Clause 4E of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Under the proposed amendment, armed forces and civil armed forces will have the authority to detain a person involved in crimes for three months, while security agencies can detain any person for three months for crimes related to national security, defense and public order. will be able to
According to the proposed amendment, the crime related to ransom, extortion, target killing and kidnapping can be detained for three months, while the person involved in crimes will be given the right to a transparent trial in detention or detention for more than three months. Further detention will be under Article 10A.
If the armed forces or the civil armed forces order the detention of a person, the JIT will investigate the charges, the person involved in the said crimes will be investigated by the JIT. The JITSP will consist of police, intelligence agencies, civil armed forces and armed forces, law enforcement agencies.
The amendment in the Anti-Terrorism Act has been brought by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.