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Police 'weak force

IGP tells of failure in graft probe; points at police ordinance not being passed in 2 years

Staff Correspondent
Inspector General of Police (IGP Nur Mohammad yesterday termet the police "a weak force" which ha been failing to run strong investi gations into cases including thost for corruption.
The IGP made the observatior in reply to journalists' question: while coming out of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC headquarters after meeting it: Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasar Mashhud Chowdhury.
To strengthen the force, a draf ordinance was prepared which ha: not been approved yet. "I have been vocal for about two years tc get the ordinance passed, but it's not being passed since it mighi affect someone’s interest somewhere, " the police boss said.
The seemingly frustrated police chief said: "Police investigations have never been conducted strongly, it's not being so right now and will never be. It's obvious."
"How many cases turn into charge-sheets and how many become final reports in the developed countries? But we submit charge-sheets in 60-65 percent of the cases and the rest end up in
final reports," he observed.
"Here comes the question o facilities police are enjoying anc weakness they are suffering. Polict don't have the position to work strongly with all this," Nut Mohammad added.
Replying to a question whether the government's unwillingness prevents reformation in the police, he said, "We're saying that we'll be corrected. Let the police have a chance to be corrected through reformation. But you are not giving that chance.
As the journalists mentioned that ACC has submitted final reports in many of the cases filed by police after 1/11 changeover, the police chief said. "Here lies the question of our position. The ACC conducts enquiry' before filing a case and then goes for investigation. But anyone can file a police case and the police investigate this afterwards. If evidence is found the case turns into a charge-sheet; otherwise final report is submitted."
He also said he has been vocal for the last two years to have the police ordinance approved. "Havel succeeded in doing anything for FROM PAGE 1
the force?" he asked.
"To have a police department on its own, let's have the ordinance passed. But it is not being done."
The police department is being run according to the police law's of 1861. Ilie caretaker government initiated a reformation project and formulated draft of a new "police ordinance" by reforming the laws. Though the draft has been submitted to the ministry and opinions were taken from cross-section of people, the draft has yet to be passed.
Meanwhile, examination of the investigation report of the case regarding Barapukuria coalmine operation contract was not completed until yesterday, six days into submission of the report on September 16.
Besides, ACC yesterday approved submission of five proposed chargesheets against four people including former lawmakers Kazi Zafarullah and Dewan Salahuddin Babu on different charges.
Of the five charge-sheets, two were approved to be submitted against Kazi Zafarullah on charges of
amassing Tk 15.23 crore beyond known sources of income and laun-deringTk7 crore.
Dewan Salahuddin will be charged with misappropriating iron corrugated sheets meant for relief. Other cases will be filed against former first secretary of National Board of Revenue Amir Ali and former deputy assistant engineer of Power Development Board Zafrul Hasan and his wife.
The ACC also approved issuing notices on former DC of Chandpur Taherul Islam and wife of Kazi Zafarullah Nilufa Zafar asking them to submit wealth statements to the commission.
BARAPUKURIA
"The investigation report has been submitted and is undergoing legal examination and verification and the commission has not decided about the report yet," said ACC Director General (Admin) Col Haniflqbal.
Different newspapers and UNB informed that the report was submitted with the recommendation to make all the accused in the first information report charged in the proposed charge -sheet
Ihe ACC ordered re-investigation
into the case on August 8 as the investigation report submitted to the commission was not comprehensive. Deputy Director Abul Kashem was made the new investigation officer replacing Deputy Director MonirulHuq.
Assistant Director Shamsul Alam filed the case with Shahbagh Police Station on February 26 against detained BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 15 others including 10 former ministers from BNP and Jamaat for causing a loss of over Tk 158.71 crore to the public exchequer.
Other accused are M Saifur Rahman. Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain. M Shamsul Islam, MK Anwar, barrister Aminul Haque, Altaf Hossain Choudhury. AKM Mosharraf Hossain, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid, Motiur Rahman Nizami, former acting secretary to energy and mineral resources Nazrul Islam, former Petrobangla chairnum SR Osmani, former Petrobangla director Mainul -Ahsan, former managing director of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) Sirajul Islam and Hosaf Group Chairman Moazzem Hossain.