Adiala jail missing persons: release impossible until end of military operation: AG

A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday heard the Adiala Jail missing persons case. Attorney General Irfan Qadir informed the court that the Adiala Jail missing persons' release was impossible in the absence of Civil Authority's regulations.
Qadir told the court that the suspects were arrested in the semi-autonomous north-western tribal belt, where the army has been fighting militants for around a decade. He said none of the suspects could be freed until the end of operations in the tribal belt, and declined to say how long they had been in custody. "The detained men can be handed over to authorities only after the operation is halted in the tribal regions."
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said the suspects must be put on trial and holding them indefinitely violated their human rights. "These people cannot be kept in illegal custody for an indefinite period because it is against the constitution and basic fundamental rights," he said.