London : The Amnesty International (AI) has demanded of Indian authorities to immediately release a teenage Kashmiri, Murtaza Manzoor of Zainakadal, Srinagar, who was unlawfully detained by the authorities under the draconian law, Public Safety Act (PSA).
According to Kashmir Media Service, the Asia-Pacific Director at Amnesty International, Sam Zarifi, in a statement issued in London, flayed the occupation authorities and demanded immediate revocation of Murtaza Manzoor’s PSA. He said that the Kot Bhalwal jail did not have any special facilities for children and provisionof health care was limited. “While still a child, Manzoor has been locked up far away from his family in inadequate conditions alongside adults, the AI Director pointed out.
Quoting certain UNCRC clauses, Zarifi said, Detention should be in a separate facility for children and as close as possible to his family in order to facilitate family contact.
He said that at least 322 Kashmiris including children were reported to have been illegally detained without trial under the draconian law since January to September 2010.
It is pertinent to mention here that the 17-year-old, Murtaza Manzoor, has been languishing in Kot Bhalwal Jail Jammu since January this year under PSA.