Criminal records cleared for over 2,000 youths, home minister informs parliament
19 Jul 2014, 6:25 PM
Criminal records of more than 2,000 youth have been cleared or expunged since the current administration took office in November, Home Minister Umar Naseer told parliament last week.
Appearing for minister’s question time at Wednesday’s sitting of parliament, Naseer explained that criminal records are cleared for suspects involved in cases that are not forwarded for prosecution following investigation by police.
Criminal records would not be cleared for suspects whose cases are sent to the Prosecutor General’s (PG) Office, he added.
“So we are following that rule now and the number of youth with criminal records will be fewer than before now,” he said.
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