A two-day seminar jointly organised by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and the US Embassy in Dhaka began yesterday at the Detective Training School (DTS) in the capital’s Rajarbagh area.
The seminar aims to train law enforcers in order to strengthen the country’s justice system. Around 25 law enforcers are participating in the training.
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena, guest of honour at the event, said justice was the bedrock of democracy.
“In Bangladesh and throughout South Asia, justice has traditionally relied largely on confessions by the perpetrator. The system invites abuse as the agents of justice have a great incentive to force confessions from alleged perpetrators, leading the courts to throw the case out. The result is often a miscarriage of justice for all concerned, thus eroding public confidence in the justice process,” he said.
“In a democracy, the state must ensure justice to the victim, to the alleged perpetrator of a crime, and to society as a whole,” he added.
Top specialists from the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) of the US Department of Justice are providing the training.
Mark Mogle, deputy assistant director of ICITAP, said: “Forensic science provides information to investigators, and sometimes lawyers challenge investigators. In order to get a better justice system, all of us need to coordinate.”
Among others, Md Mokhlesur Rahman, additional inspector general of CID, and Shahadat Hossain, commandant of DTS, were also present at the event.