Wednesday, 15 January, 2025
Around 74.5 per cent respondents of in a public survey want legal action against the police for falsely implicating innocents in the charge sheets.
The suggestion came from a public survey, titled ‘Kemon Police Chai’‘(What kind of police we want) carried out by the PRC in the wake of recent criticism in Bangladesh and around the world about the violent role of some police personnel in suppressing the anti-discrimination student movement, according to BSS NEWS.
The participants have also given four suggestions to stop such culture including - examining the legal aspect of filing any case against a large section of specific people for any organized crimes by the officer-in-charge of the respective police station.
They also suggested submitting a case diary (CD) before the court by the investigation officer (IO) in a case for implicating names of the individuals who were not accused in the case earlier.
The procedure of taking legal actions against the investigation officers can be introduced if it is proved that the charge sheet is given against deceased individuals or innocent people, they suggested.
They have also suggested lodging complaints against respective metropolitan police commissioners or police supers if money is taken illegally by threatening to implicate people in criminal cases.
Ninety-five per cent of respondents have suggested amending the existing procedure of filing cases to stop the culture of repressing political opponents by lodging false cases, which got a huge surge during the past Awami League regime.
The culture of suppressing political opponents by filing false and fabricated cases was introduced by the immediate past authoritarian regime.
In reply to a question, ‘Do you want the amendment to the respective section of the Code Criminal Procedure, 1898 to end the misuse of the law in filing cases,’ 95 per cent of people responded ‘yes’.
Taking part in the public survey, 81.9 per cent of people have opined to take effective measures to stop the exchange of money by threatening people for implicating them in false cases.
The PRC has recommended the formation of a permanent investigation commission to deal with the allegations of human rights (HR) violations by the police force following a suggestion of 80 per cent of respondents.
In replying to a question on how the allegations of human rights violation and misusing of power by police should be investigated; 60 per cent of 24,442 people taking part in the survey, recommended forming a complete investigation commission to look into the matter.
While 20 per cent of them have suggested the formation of a permanent investigation commission led by a retired justice of the High Court Division and 20 per cent wanted to investigate the allegation by the National Human Rights Commission by amending the relevant law of 2009.
The country needs a law-abiding, corruption and politically influence-free independent police to maintain law and order equally for the people irrespective of their identity, the survey said.
“Some 89.5 per cent of people opined to stop use police force for political purposes and 77.9 per cent want police not to indulge in corruption by misusing power,” it also said.
Apart from these, 74.9 per cent opined to bring police under accountability for violations of human rights that include enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings and filing of false cases
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Around 74.5 per cent respondents of in a public survey want legal action against the police for falsely implicating innocents in the charge sheets.
The suggestion came from a public survey, titled ‘Kemon Police Chai’‘(What kind of police we want) carried out by the PRC in the wake of recent criticism in Bangladesh and around the world about the violent role of some police personnel in suppressing the anti-discrimination student movement, according to BSS NEWS.
The participants have also given four suggestions to stop such culture including - examining the legal aspect of filing any case against a large section of specific people for any organized crimes by the officer-in-charge of the respective police station.
They also suggested submitting a case diary (CD) before the court by the investigation officer (IO) in a case for implicating names of the individuals who were not accused in the case earlier.
The procedure of taking legal actions against the investigation officers can be introduced if it is proved that the charge sheet is given against deceased individuals or innocent people, they suggested.
They have also suggested lodging complaints against respective metropolitan police commissioners or police supers if money is taken illegally by threatening to implicate people in criminal cases.
Ninety-five per cent of respondents have suggested amending the existing procedure of filing cases to stop the culture of repressing political opponents by lodging false cases, which got a huge surge during the past Awami League regime.
The culture of suppressing political opponents by filing false and fabricated cases was introduced by the immediate past authoritarian regime.
In reply to a question, ‘Do you want the amendment to the respective section of the Code Criminal Procedure, 1898 to end the misuse of the law in filing cases,’ 95 per cent of people responded ‘yes’.
Taking part in the public survey, 81.9 per cent of people have opined to take effective measures to stop the exchange of money by threatening people for implicating them in false cases.
The PRC has recommended the formation of a permanent investigation commission to deal with the allegations of human rights (HR) violations by the police force following a suggestion of 80 per cent of respondents.
In replying to a question on how the allegations of human rights violation and misusing of power by police should be investigated; 60 per cent of 24,442 people taking part in the survey, recommended forming a complete investigation commission to look into the matter.
While 20 per cent of them have suggested the formation of a permanent investigation commission led by a retired justice of the High Court Division and 20 per cent wanted to investigate the allegation by the National Human Rights Commission by amending the relevant law of 2009.
The country needs a law-abiding, corruption and politically influence-free independent police to maintain law and order equally for the people irrespective of their identity, the survey said.
“Some 89.5 per cent of people opined to stop use police force for political purposes and 77.9 per cent want police not to indulge in corruption by misusing power,” it also said.
Apart from these, 74.9 per cent opined to bring police under accountability for violations of human rights that include enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings and filing of false cases
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