The government has recommended withdrawal of 6202 political harassment cases so far.
The central committee formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs has examined the 6295 cases submitted for consideration by the field-level committee and has recommended withdrawal of 6202 cases so far as they are considered political harassment.
The central committee has already met in 8 meetings under the chairmanship of the Advisor to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to consider the proposals received by the field-level committee. In the 8 meetings held, proposals to withdraw 6295 cases were presented to the central committee.
In order to withdraw the cases filed against the leaders and activists of various political parties for the purpose of political harassment during the 16 years of the previous government, the Ministry of Home Affairs has formed a central committee at the ministry level with the advisor of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs as the chairman and two committees at the field level with the district magistrates as the chairman for the verification and selection as follows: (1) A central committee with 07 (seven) members, with the advisor of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs as the chairman and the senior secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs as the members; and (2) A district level committee with 4 (four) members, with the district magistrate as the chairman and the superintendent of police and public prosecutors as members.
After the verification and selection by the field level committee, the proposals for withdrawal of cases by the district magistrates of various districts and the solicitor’s office of the Law and Justice Department are being sent to the central committee for consideration.
It is worth noting that this program, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, will continue to be implemented to protect innocent individuals and political leaders and activists from unnecessary harassment.
