ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary has ordered the IGPs, home secretaries, Advocates General of all four provinces, commissioner Islamabad and Attorney General of Pakistan to identify the cases of police torture occurred in the past.
Taking suo motu notice of police torturing in Punjab, the chief justice constituted committees in all the four provinces to submit the comprehensive report by March 11 to the Supreme Court.
The registrar of the high courts have also been directed to confirm from the magistrates hearing the cases of such police officials as to who ordered them to sent these officials to the judicial lock up before the investigating the matter by police.
The Supreme Court in its order directed the committees to let the SC know regarding the action taken not only against the subordinate officials involved in such practices but the high up of police in that area.
These committees would also inform the SC regarding details of trial of police officials carried out in different court as per order of the chief justice.
The Supreme Court order said that the media reports suggested as if there was no rule of law in some parts of the country rather it was law of jungle there.
It said that torturing the citizens was against the fundamental rights of the citizens and was violation of article 4, 9 and 14 of the constitution.
It said that taking actions against those appearing in footages was not sufficient senior officers should also be included in such investigations.MORE DETAILS.....
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