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POLICE APATHY LEADS TO BLOODLETTING - Bangladesh
Staff Correspondent http://www.dailystarnews.com
Police kept their eyes shut to the 'listed and identified' criminals who took part in the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) elections, and the result is the recent killings of ward commissioners.
The press extensively reported that top criminals had won the elections, some of them with BNP tickets. Some 72 criminals filed nomination papers for the DCC polls. Of them, 25 are top criminals and four among the most-wanted 23 criminals of the city. Thirty-two of them won the elections.
When the criminal candidates submitted their nomination papers at the deputy commissioner's office, police remained inactive.
The inspector general of police (IGP) on several occasions told the press that the criminals would be nabbed whenever found. But it remained as a promise only.
As police remained indifferent towards the criminal candidates, violence increased in the city ahead of the elections. Several ward commissioner candidates were gunned down or injured in attacks by their rivals.
It was then feared that law and order would deteriorate if these criminal candidates came out winners. And yet, no tough measure was taken against them.
The government this time enhanced their security by deploying police forces at their residences. They have also been advised not to move without police escort.
Posted on 2002-10-16
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