Introduce biometric reg at prisons: HC
Examining a list of 26 reported incidents of serving jail sentences by innocent persons instead of original accused and convicts, the High Court yesterday issued a rule on the government for introducing biometric data management in prisons to properly identify the prisoners.
In the rule, the HC asked respondents to explain in two weeks why they should not be directed to introduce biometric data management including finger and palm prints along with existing identification system in all prisons.
Law secretary, home secretary and inspector general of police have been made respondents to the rule.
The HC bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain and Justice Md Atoar Rahman came up with the rule while hearing an appeal and petition filed in connection with a murder case of Chattogram in which an innocent Minu Akhter has served jail sentence instead of a convicted Kulsuma Akhter.
Minu Akhter got released from Chattogram jail on June 16 in compliance with the HC's June 7 order.
Yesterday, Minu's lawyer Mohammad Shishir Manir told the HC bench that it was not an isolated incident. Such incidents are taking place very often in the country, he said, placing a list of 26 reported incidents.
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