NAGALAND cabinet has decided to revoke detention under National Security Act and to withdraw criminal charges against 56 political detenues in the State. The cabinet meeting held on December 20 last year had decided to constitute a sub-committee to go into the background of the detentions and criminal cases and make recommendations in order to consider the release of political detenues.

A sub-committee was formed, including state Home Minister T M Lotha, Agriculture Minister Muska Sumi, Rural Development Minister Imkong Imchen, Transport Minister N Yeangphong, Tourism Minister Vatsu Meru, Higher and Technical Education Minister Deo Nukhu and School Education Minister P Chuba. After deliberations, the sub-committee had recommended cases of detenues, who were arrested for being members of underground organisations not connected with any other penal provisions as found under Indian Penal Code. Altogether 100 different cases were referred to the sub-committee of which 56 cases were found directly connected with the activities of the underground organisations, official sources said. The committee has recommended the cases for revocation of NSA detenues and withdrawal from the criminal charges pending against them, the sources said. The detenues include 30 from NSCN (I-M), 24 from NSCN(K)and two of Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN).

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