TIB blasts role of some law enforcing members
Staff reporter :
A section of law enforcement agency members have been playing such a role that it makes them appear to be violators of law rather than its protector, Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Dr Iftekharuzzaman said on Thursday.
He was addressing a press conference arranged by the Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB) at Dhaka Reporters Unity to brief media about concerns and recommendations made by the United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) during a recent session in Geneva.
Both direct and indirect instances of a section of law enforcement agency members’ involvement in almost all kinds of criminal activities could be found more often in news reports and other reliable sources, said Iftekharuzzaman.
No one wants to see law enforcement agency members’ playing such a role, he said, adding CAT in its concluding observations has recommended on giving importance, among others, on the
political will to properly address the issue.
He said, there should be an unambiguous pledge from the state’s top level and its effective implementation.
Apart from departmental probe over allegation against law enforcement agency members, there should be objective and independent investigation as well, the TIB executive director said. He also stressed the need for conducting judicial probe.
Iftekharuzzaman also urged the government to take time-bound action plan to implement recommendations made by the UN body to address custodial and other forms of torture by law enforcement agency members
A section of law enforcement agency members have been playing such a role that it makes them appear to be violators of law rather than its protector, Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Dr Iftekharuzzaman said on Thursday.
He was addressing a press conference arranged by the Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB) at Dhaka Reporters Unity to brief media about concerns and recommendations made by the United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) during a recent session in Geneva.
Both direct and indirect instances of a section of law enforcement agency members’ involvement in almost all kinds of criminal activities could be found more often in news reports and other reliable sources, said Iftekharuzzaman.
No one wants to see law enforcement agency members’ playing such a role, he said, adding CAT in its concluding observations has recommended on giving importance, among others, on the
political will to properly address the issue.
He said, there should be an unambiguous pledge from the state’s top level and its effective implementation.
Apart from departmental probe over allegation against law enforcement agency members, there should be objective and independent investigation as well, the TIB executive director said. He also stressed the need for conducting judicial probe.
Iftekharuzzaman also urged the government to take time-bound action plan to implement recommendations made by the UN body to address custodial and other forms of torture by law enforcement agency members
