There should be initiatives to probe extrajudicial killing: Law Minister
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed said that there should be initiatives to investigate any kind of extra judicial killing, as the present government does not believe in such killings, reports UNB.
"The present government believes in the rule of law and there should be initiatives to investigate any kind of extra judicial killing."
He said this at the inaugural session of the 'Human Rights Training for Law Officers and Legal Practitioners (A2J)' at a city hotel Saturday.
Talking to journalist, Barrister Shafique said the government would appoint the Ombudsman very soon to ensure the constitutional rights of people.
He said the scrutiny committee, headed by the Speaker, would sit soon with its members to select the Ombudsman.
The Law Minister said the Ombudsman can probe allegations against any government, semi-government or statutory bodies or organisations and can recommend the government to take proper steps against any of them.
The minister said the government has enacted the Right to Information Act and constituted the Information Commission for ensuring the free flow of information as part of fulfilling its election pledges.
Reiterating his government's commitment to try the war criminals, he said, "Our government is committed to trying the war criminals and put those criminals on trial who had committed crimes against humanity."
Terming the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, his youngest son, four national leaders in jail as crimes against humanity, Barrister Shafique said they could not yet bring the perpetrators to justice.
On human rights, he said the government is committed to protecting human rights. "Government's decision and commitment have already manifested with the steps it has taken in the last nine months," he added.
About access to justice, the Law Minister said Legal Aid Committees, headed by the district judges, have started functioning and they are trying to create awareness among people under a pilot programme, 'Promoting Access to Justice and Human Rights in Bangladesh Project'.
"The present government believes in the rule of law and there should be initiatives to investigate any kind of extra judicial killing."
He said this at the inaugural session of the 'Human Rights Training for Law Officers and Legal Practitioners (A2J)' at a city hotel Saturday.
Talking to journalist, Barrister Shafique said the government would appoint the Ombudsman very soon to ensure the constitutional rights of people.
He said the scrutiny committee, headed by the Speaker, would sit soon with its members to select the Ombudsman.
The Law Minister said the Ombudsman can probe allegations against any government, semi-government or statutory bodies or organisations and can recommend the government to take proper steps against any of them.
The minister said the government has enacted the Right to Information Act and constituted the Information Commission for ensuring the free flow of information as part of fulfilling its election pledges.
Reiterating his government's commitment to try the war criminals, he said, "Our government is committed to trying the war criminals and put those criminals on trial who had committed crimes against humanity."
Terming the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, his youngest son, four national leaders in jail as crimes against humanity, Barrister Shafique said they could not yet bring the perpetrators to justice.
On human rights, he said the government is committed to protecting human rights. "Government's decision and commitment have already manifested with the steps it has taken in the last nine months," he added.
About access to justice, the Law Minister said Legal Aid Committees, headed by the district judges, have started functioning and they are trying to create awareness among people under a pilot programme, 'Promoting Access to Justice and Human Rights in Bangladesh Project'.