Law of jungle prevails in country, says CJ
Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry has taken suo motto notice of police torture in public occurred in Chiniot police station and summoned Advocate General Punjab on March 11 in Supreme Court.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry
The Chief Justice during the suo moto hearing of the case in Peshawar Registry said that the Punjab Government has formed a committee on the case and the committee is reviewing the case from all aspects.
The Chief Justice in his remarks said that the report presented by the Punjab Government should be reviewed and action should be taken against people involved in the incident.
He said that the responsible persons have been suspended but only suspension is not solution of all problems and strict action should be taken against responsible officials.
“Watching the flogging coverage on electronic and in the print media, one feels that the law of the jungle prevails in the country,” the chief justice remarked. He added that the whipping in public was an open violation of human rights and ordered the police high-ups to visit the police stations on daily basis to inquire about those behind bars.
The Chief Justice summoned the Advocate General of Punjab on March 11 and also report of the inquiry committee.
- Staff Reporter
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The ruthlessness of the Punjab police has now come to light in an undeniable way with video footage relaying four separate incidents Chiniot, Hafizabad, Lahore and an undisclosed thaana, have unveiled the claims of Kahdm-e-Aala and his so called justice. Why has the Punjab police been allowed to get away with this kind of atrocity for so long, making them cocky enough to now bring their sadism out into the open? But the far bigger question is whether Punjab Government seriously wants to change the Thana culture and wants to bring culprits to book?
Never, I believe never, because PML-N always played dirty politics, that revolves around thana culture only. Police is an effective tool for PML-N to pressurize, punish and teach a lesson to its opponents. I could remember that during Long March, how many police officers refused to take any action against PML-N workers. This is called loyalty and nexus of PML-N with Punjab police.
It is no secret that PML-N have used the long arm of the law to dictate and enforce everything from extra-judicial killings to moulding the letter and spirit of the law to suit their own convenience. This has given police a certain kind of arrogance, making them believe they are above the law.
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