Supreme Court Shows Resentment Over Non-Availability of Video-linking Facility in Adiala Prison
The issue was raised when a three bench committee was established and headed by Justice Mushir Alam for hearing the petition of secretary Union council Rawat and others. Shah Khawar the counsel of the Petitioner notified the committee that no development has been observed concerning the case of his client. The Additional prosecutor by NAB told that it was happening because of the non-availability of video linking in the prison. He also added that several case trials have been inducted on the video-link including the trial of the former president Asif Ali Zardari After which the notice was issued by the Supreme court to Attorney General and advocate generals of Islamabad and Lahore. The notice asked for an explanation as to why the video-linking was not yet available in the detention center of Rawalpindi. While addressing the issue, Justice Mushir Alam said: “Providing video-link facility is not difficult in the age of technology.” After hearing the plea, the Supreme court has ordered that proper video rooms must be set up in the detention centers along with proper facilitation to conduct speedy trials. Check out? 10 Best Video Calling Apps For Work, Online Classes & Social Networking
