Army chief: Govt starts discussing legal leniency for insurgents to
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A procedure to discuss the proposed surrender of a number of insurgents has began, with a legal study being implemented by the Justice Minister to determine how much sentence could be reduced for those found committing crimes and terrorism, Army commander
There are two committees established to screen which individual insurgents qualified to profit from the surrender, allowed under Article 21 of the Security Act, while those found committing crimes may benefit from lighter sentences. "As feared by the public over the likely delay for this process, it has to be, because there are several delicate legal issues involved," he added.
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