Shillong May 29: Meghalaya Peoples Human Rights Council (MPHRC) has strongly slam the State Police Department for its rising abysmal records of custodial deaths which is the outcome of its overall failure to adhere the needs for stricter enforcement of human rights jurisprudence and for which they should be held accountable for such unfortunate incidents in the State.
“In Meghalaya 20 people have died both in Police and Judicial Custody since the year 2001-2013. There is much credible evidence from various verdicts of the Judiciary and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that a large majority of these deaths are a direct implication of torture by the police officials in custody which is a clear flagrant violation of human rights” said Dino D.G. Dympep, Chairman MPHRC.
‘Voicing its serious concerns on the failure of successive Government to take action against those erring police officials involved in the illegal method of investigations through the use of ‘third degree methods of torture’ while detaining any suspected person/persons under the custody, the government must effectively demonstrate its strong Political Will’ to ensure the citizens of the state that there is an effective prosecution of those cops involved whether directly or indirectly in such custodial deaths” said MPHRC.
“We wish to remind the government that the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on torture and on extra judicial, summary and arbitrary executions have both expressed concern at the number of victims of torture and deaths in custody reported from India and the lack of an effective system to prevent such violations and bring those responsible to justice” concluded MPHRC.(SP News)
