Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Maharashtra zone sought speedy trial of Muslim youths arrested on charges of terrorism so that if found innocent their formative years are not spoiled. Javed Mukarram, President, Aurangabad unit of Jamaat-e-Islami said, “It would be illogical to say that all Muslim youths arrested in different cases are innocent, but speedy trial will ensure that their formative years are not wasted in jails if they are found innocent at the end of the trial.” To a question, he said Jamaat demands from the government to rehabilitate the Muslim youths found innocent after lengthy trials.
“Punish them if they are found guilty, but take speedy trials. But who will compensate for their formative years if they are found innocent and acquitted after 14 or 15 years,” Jamaat-e-Islaami, Maharashtra unit’s spokesperson Aslam Ghazi said.