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Bill on CrPC to be examined further

Police high-ups meet laiv minister

Staff Correspondent
The government has decided to further scrutinise the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) (Amendment) Bill 2009 empowering the execuFROM PAGE 16 magistrates to take cognisance of offences. Law Minister Shaflque Ahmed said yesterday.
Talking to reporters after a meeting with police top brass led by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad, the minister said they would take seven more days to scrutinise the bill to avoid any conflict of power between the metropolitan police and the executive magistrates.
The police delegation told the minister at the meeting that the power the metropolitan police are exercising for long 33 years should not be curtailed through the bill.
The law minister said the police officers apprehend the CrPC amendment, if passed, will pave the way for conflicts between the executive magistrates and the metropolitan police.
Following a request of the police high-ups, he said his ministry has decided to take more time to examine the bill more closely. "We'll ask for a week more to do so."
Asked about the recommendation of the parliamentary standing committee on law ministry to empower executive magistrates to take cognisance ol offences, the minister said. "We'll consider both the sides so that there is no scope for conflicts."
Shaflque said they are not under any pressure for not passing the law, but since the metropolitan police have raised a demand, they will go for further scrutiny.
I Ie said the police administration felt that if the bill is passed, the existing power of the metropolitan police in six divisions will be curtailed and there might be conflict of power between die metropolitan police and the executive magistrates.
IGP Nur Mohammad said they discussed the CrPC amendment bill with the law minister, who assured them of considering their points.
"If the CrPC is amended in parliament, the metropolitan police will not have magistracy power. We told the minister to keep in force the DMP
Act, 1976, which did not create any problem in the last 33 years." the IGP added
The police boss believes they have been able to convince the law minister and hopes their suggestion would be considered.
The immediate past caretaker government promulgated the ordinances in 2007 to separate the judiciary from the executive in line with the Supreme Court directives.
The Bangladesh Police Service Association has been calling for the government to scrap away with that as they fear the district magistrates in the metropolises might dictate law enforcers.
State Minister for Law Qamrul Islam, Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder Sheikh. Director General of Rab Hasan Mahmud Khandaker. Additional IGP NBK Tripura. DMP Commissioner Shahidul Islam and other senior police officers were present at the meeting held at the law ministrytive