Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan launched after greater than 5 years

Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan has been launched after spending greater than 5 years in jail.

In response to information Laundry, Asif was launched almost 78 days after Jammu Kashmir Excessive Court docket quashed his detention order below the Public Security Act.

Asif was jailed on the Ambedkar Nagar district jail in Uttar Pradesh.

The Kashmiri journalist was booked below the costs of the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act in August 2018 after which after being bailed out in that case in April 2022, he was booked below the Public Security Act in the identical month.

The court docket quashed his detention on December 11 final 12 months, stating the detaining authorities “didn’t observe the procedural necessities in letter and spirit”.

Nonetheless, he continued to stay in jail awaiting “clearance letters” from Kashmir’s residence division and Srinagar district Justice of the Peace.