Home Minister Umar Naseer has said that he would act on the Committee’s decision to issue a Monitor and Control (MoniCon) Order against individuals deemed dangerous to society but he will maintain and extend that MoniCon order as he sees fit.
The power to request for MoniCon Orders was taken from the Home Minister and placed upon a committee consisting of three Ministers and the Commissioner of Police on Thursday.
Regarding the change, Home Minister Umar told Sun Media that it is an Advisory Committee and the authority to request a MoniCon order is a Constitutional Charge of the Home Minister.
Minister Umaru Naseer said that working at the Cabinet, it is a “team play” and when a team decision is made, he would go along with it even if it’s not the most agreeable plan for him.
He said that the decision does not diminish the authority of the Home Minister but the change allows for “Check and Balance.”
Minister Umar said that a case of a person that needed to be tagged was presented at the first meeting of the Committee was held today. The Minister said that the Committee is in support to move forward with the tag.
Umar Naseer said that some people describes him as too strict issuing MoniCon orders on those that does not deserve it but the orders are being issued against those that need to be tagged and there are 200 of those people in the country.
The Minister said that there are challenges in executing the orders and was aware of those challenges when the work began.