SHC calls comments on petition challenging new police law

The Sind High Court (SHC) notified federal and state governments, police department secretaries, and Sind supervisors about petitions for petitions to challenge petitions for the newly introduced Sind Police Law, as well as petitions for immigration and transfer authority. police officer

The petition objected to Articles 13 and 15 of the Law, which seeks to implement the various provisions of the Sindh (Abolition of the Police Act of 1861 and Resurrection of the Police Order in 2002) amendment Act 2019, and the authority to assign and surround police officers. Invested in CM.

The petitioner, Jibran Nasir, and other rights activists and organizations filed with the petition that the Sind government published police law, but violated the SHC's instructions to the local government to ensure the tenure of Sinxi IGP. Three years.

They claimed that the Sind government had established a local Public Safety and Police Complaint Committee, but the composition of the aforementioned committee made it clear that the government had formed it with wrong intentions in an attempt to politicize the Sind police. In particular, former intelligence minister Sharjeel Inam Memon was a controversial figure.

In the petition, the appointment of controversial members clearly stated that the Sind government wanted to politicize the police and destroy independence.

The petitioners ruled in the September 7, 2017 ruling that the SHC ensured autonomy in command and police independence, which essentially contained dominant control over the transfer and posting of all police officers. The IGP has autonomy over orders and independence with respect to the transfer and posting of police officers.

The High Court declared Article 13 of the Police Law illegal and instructed the IGP to strictly comply with previous SHC rulings in connection with the appointment of additional IGs and DIGs. The petitioners asked the SHC to rule that a notice for all posts of the police chief should be issued by the IGP.

The petitioners also said that the orders of CM and local governments under Article 15 of the Act on the Publication and Transfer of DIG and SSP were not binding on the IGP, and the appointment of police officers was mandatory.

The SHC also ordered the Sind government to fully implement Article 37-48 of the Law, which deals with the Police Complaints Committee and removes the controversial Commission.

The petitioners also asked the courts to instruct the government to ensure the financial autonomy of the Sind Police in accordance with the IGP, and to timely release legitimate funds for the functioning and development of the Sind Police.

SHC instructed the state and federal government, the chief secretary, the Secretary of Interior, and the IGP to submit comments on the petition by October 17.