§ Mr. GALLACHERasked the Under-Secretary of State for India if he will state the number of persons in Indian prisons who have been held without trial under special ordinances for more than three years, over one year, and more than six months, respectively?
§ Mr. BUTLERThere are at present 27 persons detained without trial in prisons in India under the State Regulations. Of these, 16 have been in prison for over three years, nine for over one year but for less than three years and two for over six months but for less than one year. In addition there are about 1,550 terrorist suspects detained in jails and detention camps under the Bengal, Assam and Burma Criminal Law Amendment Acts, 1930, but I am unable to state the period of detention in each case.