2024-09-04 10:25:24
The government has issued a warning notice for the information of the public to maintain law and order in the country.
The notification of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday (September 3) said that on August 5, 2024, the interim government in the country took over after the overthrow of the authoritarian government in a mass uprising led by the ‘anti-discrimination student movement’. The brutal force used by the fallen government to quell the popular uprising resulted in many deaths and casualties. Many people have been subjected to various tortures such as abduction, disappearance and extrajudicial killings during the long period of misrule. As a result, there is a lot of public anger towards the outgoing government. The interim government is determined to prosecute these abuses.
“It is noted with concern that when the government has called on the United Nations to investigate the truth and initiate the judicial process with a clear promise of justice, some overzealous and self-interested circles are taking the law into their own hands and are besieging institutions in the name of protests in various cases, forced resignations, Vandalism, arson, illegal searches, looting, extortion, tender bidding, putting pressure on the police to accept cases in droves, attacking the accused in court are trying to create instability.’
The circular says, ‘In this context, the government wants to assure everyone that a case does not mean random arrests. Appropriate action will be taken after proper scrutiny in these cases.’
It is being made clear by the government that appropriate legal action will be taken against these activities that disrupt public safety. The government will identify all the miscreants and take immediate action against them and take legal action irrespective of party affiliation.’
The warning notification also said, ‘If there is a complaint against anyone, it should be reported to the superior officer and the department, no establishment can be surrounded or any kind of violent behavior. The government will follow the existing law in the search and take cases and measures will be taken to remove the harassing steps.’
In the notification, everyone is sincerely called upon to cooperate with the government in maintaining law and order.