After killing of Zuber
during the election campaign of Nawaz Khan Naji in Punial, Ghizar District,,
the second incident of killing an innocent father and son took place in Hunza.
Killing of peaceful people demanding their rights is saddening and contemptible
news. It horrifies us. It is a right time to ask the basic questions about the
roles and responsibilities of police along with their authority.
According to constitution,
the police have no authority to open fire on mobs and protestors. The
constitution clearly prohibits such acts of cowardice.
As far as the duties of
police on duty are concerned, the Police Order 2002 states:
Subject to law, it shall
be the duty of every police officer to -
- Protect life, property and liberty of
citizens;
- Preserve and promote public peace;
- Ensure that the rights and privileges,
under the law, of a person taken in custody, are protected;
- Prevent the commission of offences and
public nuisance.
The above points have been
violated to their best by GB police. It is a high time to ask these questions
that under which law they have killed two innocent people and injured five
others?
Under the title of
‘Offences by and Punishments for Police Officers’, the Police order states:
- Without lawful authority, or reasonable cause, enters or searches or causes to be entered or searched any building, vessel, tent or place;
- Unnecessarily seizes the property of
any person;
- Unnecessarily detains, searches or
arrests any person; or
- Inflicts torture or violence to any
person in his custody; shall, for every such offence, on conviction, be
punished with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to five years and
with fine.
The law clearly states
that even under its custody, the police can never torture any person.
There is a need of
judicial inquiry to the incident. The police who opened fire must be suspended.
When the rangers in Karachi killed Sarfaraz Shah, DG rangers and IG were
suspended. In a similar way, Chief Justice of Pakistan must issue orders of IG
Giligit’s suspension and case must be filed against those police personals who
are involved in these heinous crimes.
(Originally Published in Pamir Times)
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