Intelligence agencies to inform police before arrests: Mirza

Home Minister Sindh directed intelligence agencies to inform concerned Police stations before making any arrests.


Express June 14, 2010

Home Minister Sindh, Dr Zulfiqar Ali Mirza directed intelligence agencies to inform concerned Police stations before making any arrests, on Monday.

Mirza took notice of intelligence agencies taking people into custody without completing legal procedures and wrote to high ranking officials of law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

He said that if the agencies do not comply with the laws, then the provincial government will make a statement against the agencies in a Judicial Inquiry.

Last month a Ministry of Interior official told the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights that there were ‘only’ 1601 missing persons in Pakistan. The federal government decided in January to either ‘admit’ arrest of ‘known missing persons’ or officially inform the superior courts that these persons were not in the custody of any law-enforcement or intelligence agency.

COMMENTS (2)

Rashid Saleem | 13 years ago | Reply This shows the level of cooperation and the hierarchal chain coming into place slowly through this elected democratic setup. Slowly but gradually this system will improve. We must let it exist though.
SD | 13 years ago | Reply So, anyone and everyone going missing in Pakistan is whisked away by intelligence agencies? Boy, they sure have one BIG langar! Maybe all the poor homeless people in the country should start affiliating themselves with banned organisations, at least they will get "do waqt ki rotti"
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