A draft bill has been prepared to implement the new accountability law in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police. Under the amendments, the authority of transfer postings has been withdrawn from the IG Police, while the Chief Minister will have the authority to post DPOs, DIGs, Additional IGs. will
According to sources, after the approval of the amendments in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Act, an emergency meeting was called in the police lines, in which RPOs and DPOs will participate.
Sources say that the amendments in the Police Act were presented in the cabinet meeting without taking the IG Police into confidence and the IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also opposed the act in the cabinet meeting.
Sources said that the IG said in the meeting that doing so would harm the police department.
According to sources, there is concern in the police department that the amendment act will transfer the authority of the police to the bureaucracy and the amendment will lead to political interference in the department.
Sources also said that a few police officers have prepared to take a long leave after the passage of the Act. The police officers have also decided to meet with the IG, Speaker and Chief Minister KP on this matter, in which the officers will express their concerns and in the meeting, it is proposed to form a committee consisting of government, opposition and police officers to consider the Act. will be given
Text of the Bill
According to the sources, according to the amendment bill in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Act 2017, the posting, transfer of IG and other officers in the police will be done through the summary of the Chief Minister. On the orders of the Chief Minister, the IG Office will run the operational and administrative affairs through the Chief Secretary.
According to the text, the purpose of the amendment bill is to improve police performance, protect the public and effectively protect the rights, under the bill, to establish an independent system of oversight and accountability of law enforcement agencies in the province, through the bill, public complaints. An effective redressal mechanism will be introduced.
The text of the bill states that public confidence has to be restored by improving the rule of law, under the bill, deficiencies in the performance of law enforcement agencies will be removed, a transparent and impartial mechanism for redressal of public grievances will be created. The system will be established.
According to the text, a complaint against a police officer will indicate a violation of law or code of conduct, the concerned police officer will record the complaint, if the complaint is not recordable, the complainant will be informed, an FIR will not be registered. Failure to respond to a call for assistance, use of unnecessary force, and use of abusive or insulting language shall constitute complaintable conduct.
According to the Bill, recordable complaints will include incidents in which police officers have not fulfilled their legal or moral responsibilities, an inquiry into the death or serious injury of a person in police custody, failure of the police to There will also be an independent inquiry into the death or injury and police involvement in traffic accidents.
According to the bill, the local inquiry will be conducted by an impartial police officer, the inquiry will not be subordinate to the police officer against whom the complaint is made, the directed inquiry will be conducted under the guidance of the authority, the independent inquiry will be conducted by the police authority itself and it will be conducted in these cases. Incidents involving loss of life or serious injury, death or injury in police custody, and accidents involving police personnel will be covered by the independent inquiry.
The text further states that there will be an independent inquiry against the police personnel accused of encroaching on land or providing illegal support to anyone. Prior approval of the Police Authority is necessary for proceeding in cases of Directed and Independent Inquiry, if the Authority and the Government cannot agree on the course of action, the Government will take the final decision.
According to the bill, the government will be given an opportunity to hear the position of the authority, the police authority will have powers to investigate or collect evidence from any person or police officer, the recording authority will keep sensitive information confidential during the inquiry, if If this information is relied upon in the inquiry, it will be mentioned in the inquiry report.
According to the text of the bill, the police will be required to inform the complainant of the outcome of the complaint and inform him of any right of appeal, against the decision of the complainant for not recording the complaint or not taking action against the police officers. The complainant can file an appeal against the police authority against the decision of not filing a complaint against the police officers, not sending the complaint to the authority, or stopping the inquiry. The complainant can also file a complaint directly with the Chief Minister. Who will decide at their own discretion.
The amendments in the bill are aimed at improving the professional conduct of the police and effective enforcement of the law. The Government shall be empowered to make rules and regulations under this Act by notification in the Official Gazette. will present The police performance report will be submitted to the provincial assembly within three months, the report will include details of police performance, findings of inquiries, and actions taken against police officers.
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