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Foreigners Tribunals
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- A digital platform will be launched by the Union government to digitise records of all persons who will be declared foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) in Assam after the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) is published later this month.
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- The E-Foreigners Tribunals (e-FTs) will store biometrics such as fingerprints and iris scans of the identified illegal foreigners which will help the External Affairs Ministry to expedite deportation in appropriate cases by reducing paperwork.
- The platform is aimed at integrating all the nodes such as FTs, NRC and border police.
- It would not only include data on fresh cases coming up for hearing after the final NRC is published but also digitise records dating back to 1985.
- The details of persons declared foreigners all these years will also be available on e-FT.
- Till February 28, 63,959 persons were declared foreigners through ex parte proceedings by the FTs in Assam.
How is the move to benefit?
- It would strengthen the judicial process in disposal of cases
- It would also help the police in more accurate and to make faster detection, prosecution and detention.
Source
The Hindu