 The High Court on Sunday issued a rule on the government and the Rapid Action Battalion to explain within two weeks why they should not be directed to ensure the safety and security of the person/s detained in their custody. | Humm, cause the general public doesn't feel safe and secure with them on the street |
A High Court bench of Justice Syed Dastagir Husain and Justice Mamnun Rahman issued the order after hearing a public interest litigation writ petition filed by a human rights organisation, Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh, seeking a court directive on the government and the RAB to protect the life of any person detained by the RAB.
Pleading for the petitioners, Manzill Murshid told the court that from the very beginning of RABÂ’s operation almost one person was killed everyday on an average.
| Yep, that's what we counted. |
The activities of the RAB are neither within the limits of the constitution nor within the bounds of any law of the land, he argued.
| Seeing as the law of the land wasn't dealing with the various commie miscreants ... |
The killing of arrested persons in the disguise of ‘crossfire’ has denied the rights of every citizen to enjoy the protection of law, to be treated equally by the law, and deprived them of their inalienable rights to be treated only in accordance with the law, contended the counsel.
| That's how it's done in civilized countries, though B'Desh hasn't yet made that list ... |
After every ‘crossfire’ killing, the RAB issues a statement that after hearing the confession of the arrestee, RAB personnel raid an area for seizure of arms and face resistance by his fellow gangsters, resulting in his death in crossfire, the counsel explained.
| That's the correct macro. |
| Steps 1 through 8, they fell into a routine and the lawyers noticed |
The death of suspected criminals either in custody or in the crossfire of the lawmen began with the death of Debashish Sarkar, who was shot on June 26, 2004 in Dhaka. He later died in the custody of the Rapid Action Battalion.
| Ahhh, Debashish, we knew him -- briefly. |
The 100th man was killed in November 2004 while the 500th in March 2006. The 600th victim was Amjad Biswas, a suspected gang leader of the underground Naxal, when he was killed in the crossfire of the battalion at Ataikula in Pabna on July 6, 2006. Six hundred and thirty-two have so far been killed either in custody or in the crossfire.
| And all of them were wanted on twelve systems. |
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