IGP used words incautiously over crossfire, says home minister

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Inspector General of Police (IGP) has used word incautiously over ‘crossfire’.

Replying to a query, the home minister said it to journalists on Wednesday (28 October) afternoon, after a meeting over constitutional amendment in the Parliament.

Salahuddin Ahmed said, explanation have been released over the IGP’s speech after delivering it.

The home minister said, the IGP perhaps, tried to express the strict implementation of law, but done mistake over using words.

It does not suppose that he got directives from the government over crossfire or the IGP wants to do likewise thing.

But using such words was not rightly done.

Salahuddin Ahmed said we want that no more incidents of extrajudicial murder or enforce disappearances take place in the country.

He said strict law will be taken if necessary to prevent such extrajudicial murder or enforce disappearances.

The home minister said, investigation is going on over the incident of enforce disappearance of Miraz Sheikh in Bagerhat during the present government.

He urged the local and international agencies to investigate the incident.

Earlier, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir on Monday (26 October) said police might resort to crossfire if the government allows it and it becomes necessary to maintain law and order and curb crimes.

“When the police act tough, they are called fascist police and when they remain silent they are called weak police,” he said while speaking as the chief guest at the formal inauguration of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC’s Islamic banking service, ‘Community Islamic’, at Chawkbazar of the capital.

“If the government permits and it becomes necessary to maintain law and order and suppress crimes, we will not hesitate to resort to crossfire,” the IGP said.