Shehzad Roy trying to get non-prohibitory UTPs out of jail

Singer-songwriter Shehzad Roy was in Sindh High Court on Thursday for a petition hearing to release non-prohibitory under trial prisoners.

In a tweet, he said that there were 10,758 under trial prisoners in Sindh .

I am in sindh high court , waiting for my petition hearing to release non prohibitory under trial prisoners who could be and should be released . There are 10758 under trial prisoners in Sindh #CoronaVirusPakistan pic.twitter.com/9oimNnfXx0

— Shehzad Roy (@ShehzadRoy) March 26, 2020

Later, the activist shared that the SHC had issued a notice to release 829 UTPs from jails.

That’s nice @CourtSindh pic.twitter.com/8dM6LWDBvv

— Shehzad Roy (@ShehzadRoy) March 26, 2020