The ministry-level committee has recommended the withdrawal of 6,681 politically motivated and harassing cases filed against political leaders, activists and innocent individuals due to political vengeance and other reasons.
This information was disclosed by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Thursday.
According to a document titled “Up-to-date Information on Withdrawal of Political and Harassment Cases,” it has been said that under the chairmanship of the adviser to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, the Ministry-level committee formed to recommend the withdrawal of politically motivated harassment cases has, to date, recommended the withdrawal of a total of 6,681 cases in 9 meetings.
Notably, in order to recommend the withdrawal of politically motivated and harassment cases filed against political leaders, activists and innocent individuals due to political vengeance and other reasons, the government has formed two committees at the district and ministry levels under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The president of the Ministry-level Committee is the adviser to the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs.
Its members include the senior secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Public Security Division, the additional secretary (Law and Order), the joint secretary (Law) and a representative from the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (at or above the rank of Joint Secretary).
The member-secretary of the committee is the deputy secretary, senior assistant secretary or assistant secretary from the Law-1 Branch of the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
At the district level, the committee’s president is the district magistrate.
Members include the police superintendent (or a deputy commissioner of Police for metropolitan areas) and the public prosecutor (the Metropolitan public prosecutor for cases in urban areas).
The member-secretary is the additional district magistrate.
