Vote fraud
SP among 6 cops rebuked by EC
UNB, Dhaka :
The Election Commission on Wednesday rebuked the Superintendent of Police and five Officers in-Charge of Satkhira for their failure to check election irregularities during the first phase of the Union Parishad election.
Responding to the EC’s summon, the six police officers participated in a hearing at the EC Secretariat here over the polls anomalies, particularly predawn stuffing of ballot boxes. SP Chowdhury Manzurul Kabir and OCs of Sadar, Shyamnagar, Debhata, Kolaroa and Patkelghata (under Tala Upazila) police
stations joined the hearing held from 11am to 2pm with Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad in the chair.
After the hearing, Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz told reporters that the police officers promised that they would not repeat such mistakes in the future. “We summoned them (police officials) to ascertain their faults and check recurrence of such mistakes in the future. They realised their mistakes and promised that they won’t repeat that in the future,” he said. The commission directed the police officials to arrest those involved in illegal activities and bring them to justice.
The Election Commission on Wednesday rebuked the Superintendent of Police and five Officers in-Charge of Satkhira for their failure to check election irregularities during the first phase of the Union Parishad election.
Responding to the EC’s summon, the six police officers participated in a hearing at the EC Secretariat here over the polls anomalies, particularly predawn stuffing of ballot boxes. SP Chowdhury Manzurul Kabir and OCs of Sadar, Shyamnagar, Debhata, Kolaroa and Patkelghata (under Tala Upazila) police
stations joined the hearing held from 11am to 2pm with Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad in the chair.
After the hearing, Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz told reporters that the police officers promised that they would not repeat such mistakes in the future. “We summoned them (police officials) to ascertain their faults and check recurrence of such mistakes in the future. They realised their mistakes and promised that they won’t repeat that in the future,” he said. The commission directed the police officials to arrest those involved in illegal activities and bring them to justice.