Home secy urged to constitute probe body
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
The High Court (HC) Monday asked the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner to submit a report within two weeks explaining about the steps taken under the CrPC against those responsible for alleged custodial deaths and also to prevent such deaths.
The court also asked the officers-in-charge (OCs) of Gulshan and Darus Salam police stations and five other policemen to appear in person on July 19 to explain their position over custodial deaths, reports UNB.
In addition, the HC asked the Home secretary to constitute in a week a probe committee without inclusion of any member of the law enforcing agencies to investigate the alleged custodial deaths.
Moreover, the HC asked the medical college authorities concerned to submit the post mortem and inquest reports of the victims to the court before submitting those to the police.
Passing the interim orders upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) writ petition, an HC division bench headed by Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury issued a rule upon the government to explain within three weeks why direction should not be given to take punitive steps against those responsible for the custodial deaths and also to take effective measures to prevent custodial deaths.
Mr Asaduzzaman of Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) and Elina Khan of Human Rights Foundation jointly filed the PIL writ petition seeking remedy following recent newspaper reports on deaths under police custody.
Advocate Manzill Murshid appeared for the PIL petitioners.
The court also asked the officers-in-charge (OCs) of Gulshan and Darus Salam police stations and five other policemen to appear in person on July 19 to explain their position over custodial deaths, reports UNB.
In addition, the HC asked the Home secretary to constitute in a week a probe committee without inclusion of any member of the law enforcing agencies to investigate the alleged custodial deaths.
Moreover, the HC asked the medical college authorities concerned to submit the post mortem and inquest reports of the victims to the court before submitting those to the police.
Passing the interim orders upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) writ petition, an HC division bench headed by Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury issued a rule upon the government to explain within three weeks why direction should not be given to take punitive steps against those responsible for the custodial deaths and also to take effective measures to prevent custodial deaths.
Mr Asaduzzaman of Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) and Elina Khan of Human Rights Foundation jointly filed the PIL writ petition seeking remedy following recent newspaper reports on deaths under police custody.
Advocate Manzill Murshid appeared for the PIL petitioners.