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Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam. Photo: Collected
Custodial torture, forcible extraction of confessions remain biggest issue, he says
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said Bangladesh needs to fix a lot of things, including its "broken" criminal justice system so that they can ensure justice to every suspect.
"The biggest thing we need is to fix our broken criminal justice system so that we can ensure justice to every suspect," he said.
In a Facebook post from his verified account on Monday, Alam said that for decades, justice has been hijacked by "custodial threats and tortures" and by a corrupt and largely politically influenced police investigation system.
The bigger issue here is custodial torture and forcible extraction of confessions to prove charges against suspects, he observed.
"Unless we fix this dangerously inept system, no one is safe in Bangladesh," Alam said.
The Press Secretary said anyone can be framed for any murder charges here and can be hanged with massive clippings by an easily manipulated mob.
He said they need to amend or rewrite the constitution and fix the "easily rigged and flawed" voting system.
"We need to fix our extremely inefficient and partisan bureaucracy," Alam added.


















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