UNB, Dhaka :
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said the government would take steps as per law if any killing of innocent people takes place while conducting drives against drug traders.
“An executive magistrate investigates where gunfire takes place,” he told reporters after his lengthy meeting with US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat at his Secretariat office saying the law enforcement
agencies did not kill anybody in the crossfire. He said Bernicat wanted to know how many people are killed and how many people are in jail following the anti-drug drives. “She appreciated the drives against illegal drugs but expressed concerned about loss of lives in the drives,” he said. The Home Minister said they provided details to the US Ambassador who supported controlling the expansion of drugs in the country. “Our government has never directed us to kill people. Our law enforcement agencies don’t work for killing someone,” said the minister. He conveyed the US Ambassador that the law enforcement agencies did not kill anybody in the crossfire. He said so far 13000 drug peddlers have been arrested during the drive and punished with various terms. The US envoy laid emphasis on catching “kingpins” and finding the sources of illegal drugs and bringing responsible persons to justice respecting human rights. “I ask always human rights are respected and people everywhere can have the confidence that right individual has been caught, right individual is punished and that no one is taking the law in their own hands,” said Ambassador Bernicat. The US diplomat said it is really import to find out the sources of drug who are facilitating at the heart of drug trafficking and capturing and convicting not only the dealers but also the kingpins.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said the government would take steps as per law if any killing of innocent people takes place while conducting drives against drug traders.
“An executive magistrate investigates where gunfire takes place,” he told reporters after his lengthy meeting with US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat at his Secretariat office saying the law enforcement
agencies did not kill anybody in the crossfire. He said Bernicat wanted to know how many people are killed and how many people are in jail following the anti-drug drives. “She appreciated the drives against illegal drugs but expressed concerned about loss of lives in the drives,” he said. The Home Minister said they provided details to the US Ambassador who supported controlling the expansion of drugs in the country. “Our government has never directed us to kill people. Our law enforcement agencies don’t work for killing someone,” said the minister. He conveyed the US Ambassador that the law enforcement agencies did not kill anybody in the crossfire. He said so far 13000 drug peddlers have been arrested during the drive and punished with various terms. The US envoy laid emphasis on catching “kingpins” and finding the sources of illegal drugs and bringing responsible persons to justice respecting human rights. “I ask always human rights are respected and people everywhere can have the confidence that right individual has been caught, right individual is punished and that no one is taking the law in their own hands,” said Ambassador Bernicat. The US diplomat said it is really import to find out the sources of drug who are facilitating at the heart of drug trafficking and capturing and convicting not only the dealers but also the kingpins.
