UNB, Dhaka :
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has recommended the formation of Criminal Justice Commission to monitor the activities of the police.
The national anti-graft body came up with the recommendation in its Annual Report-2015 submitted to President Abdul Hamid. “The activities of those departments that have executive power should be monitored. That’s why we’ve recommended the formation of Criminal Justice Commission,” ACC commissioner Dr Md Nasiruddin Ahmed told UNB. As per people’s perception, he said, the police department is vulnerable to graft and therefore its activities need to be monitored.
“Like other government offices, there’s no effective system in place to monitor the internal activities of police and take necessary actions on receiving complaints from people,” the annual report said.
It also suggested incorporating a legal provision into the Code of Civil Procedure to impose strict time-limit for disposal of civil cases.
Failure in timely disposal of cases augments the existing backlog on one end and angers the justice seekers and the accused persons on the other, the ACC report added.
About the ACC’s proposal for formation of the Criminal Justice Commission, executive director of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Dr Iftekharuzzaman said he thinks that it is a good proposal. “It is like the activities of ombudsman. The government should consider the proposal.”
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has recommended the formation of Criminal Justice Commission to monitor the activities of the police.
The national anti-graft body came up with the recommendation in its Annual Report-2015 submitted to President Abdul Hamid. “The activities of those departments that have executive power should be monitored. That’s why we’ve recommended the formation of Criminal Justice Commission,” ACC commissioner Dr Md Nasiruddin Ahmed told UNB. As per people’s perception, he said, the police department is vulnerable to graft and therefore its activities need to be monitored.
“Like other government offices, there’s no effective system in place to monitor the internal activities of police and take necessary actions on receiving complaints from people,” the annual report said.
It also suggested incorporating a legal provision into the Code of Civil Procedure to impose strict time-limit for disposal of civil cases.
Failure in timely disposal of cases augments the existing backlog on one end and angers the justice seekers and the accused persons on the other, the ACC report added.
About the ACC’s proposal for formation of the Criminal Justice Commission, executive director of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Dr Iftekharuzzaman said he thinks that it is a good proposal. “It is like the activities of ombudsman. The government should consider the proposal.”
