Detention of Shah Faesal extended by 3 months under PSA

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday extended the detention period of bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal by three months under the Public Safety Act, PTI reported. Faesal, who was booked under the PSA on February 15, was about to complete three months of detention under the law and was due to a review as per the rules.

An unidentified official told the news agency that Faesal’s detention was extended barely hours before it was to come to an end on Wednesday.

He was charged for advocating “soft separatism” through his social media posts and articles, according to the government dossier. The stringent Public Safety Act has two sections – public order and threat to the security of the state. The former allows the accused to be detained without a trial for three months, a period which can be extended and the latter allows the accused to be detained for two years.