In the past 17 days, three suspects in the murder of Sirajganj unit Awami League leader Saiful Islam have been found killed.
The body of the most recent such victim, a BNP activist, was recovered on Saturday.
These extra-judicial killings of murder suspects must be fully investigated fully so that all perpetrators can be brought to book. We should be able to rely on our criminal justice system to execute justice through the proper legal system.
Criminal elements within a political party or rogue law enforcement officers should not be able to engage in such acts with impunity, as is being alleged in this and other cases. As the accused was killed while in police custody, an enquiry must be conducted into the conduct of all law enforcement officers involved.
In 2009, the AL government itself, made a commitment to put an end to all custodial deaths, but this is yet to be achieved. The government and police must deliver better results in stopping extra-judicial killings.
Such incidents damage rule of law and are a stain on our human rights situation. There should be a open and thorough investigation into the killings of these suspects.
Ensuring a proper probe into such cases is necessary to end extra-judicial killings.
