Irfan Qadir, Pakistan’s attorney general, said that the country is holding around 700 possible militants without trial in camps along the border with Afghanistan.
The attorney made this statement during a hearing in front of the Supreme Court regarding 7 suspected militants that are claiming that have been abused by Pakistani spies.
Qadir wanted to draw attention to a controversial law that permits Pakistani forces to detain suspects in country’s insurgency tribal regions.
Amnesty International said that “thousands have been arbitrarily detained, risking torture, other ill-treatment and even death while in custody.” Pakistan has denied those accusations.