Human Rights Activist journalist, Arun Kumar's suggestions for Police Act Draft Committee

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From : Arun Kumar
Vice President
Peoples' Union For Civil Liberties(PUCL)
Bihar State Unit
Member, National Executive Committee
Indian Journalists Union (IJU)
President
The Times Of India Newspaper Employees Union
e-mail:rights.arun@gmail.com
mobile : 94306 19508


Dear Sir,


On the basis of my two decade long expeience as a journalist and human
rights activist in a turbulent state like Bihar I would like to
suggest that so far as creation of an independent watchdog body to
probe public comlaints against the police for serious misconduct is
concerned there should be absolutely no induction of police officers
and bureaurcrats - be it serving or retired - in this commission. It
is because in general such officials tend to protect the erring
policemen. It should be consisting of more and more honest high court
judges- serving or retired, advocates, academicians, civil society
organisation activists (not the NGO functionaries receiving grants
from either the government or from the foreign donor agencies) -
having impeccable record.

On the other hand I would favour inclusion of experienced and honest
bureaucrats and police officials as well as member of the police
constabulary in the body dealing with the redressal of grievances
from the police officers and constabulary. It would be helpful in
taking advantage of their experiences as a serving police man and
bureaucrat.


But the two bodies must be working seperately otherwise it would be
coming into each other's way as the nature of the two bodies would be
different one.


With Thanks and Regards.
--
Arun Kumar