Court Ordered Punjab Police to Record Video During Every Raid
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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) issued orders to the Punjab Police to make videos during the raids to arrest the accused.
Lahore High Court Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh issued an 8-page written decision in which the court laid down new rules for the arrest of drug suspects.
In its decision, the court has ordered that body cameras and dashboard cameras should be provided to the police within six months.
The court decision has said that Pakistan is associated with international conventions for the prevention of drugs and country is bound to make drug laws in accordance with the principles of the conventions.
The judgment further stated that there is a lot of false complaint in criminal in Pakistan and reforms and transparency should be increased to prevent it. The videography is the best tool to deal with false drug cases, videography in the interaction between police and drug suspects.
The court decision said that the data obtained from the videos can reveal the pattern of law enforcement agencies and these patterns will help the policy makers in the training of the officers and in making the policy.
The Supreme Court in the recent judgment has emphasized the importance of videography in drug cases. DG ANF has issued SOPs of videography for drug raid. It is the need of the hour that the Punjab Police should also be equipped with modern technology.
The court in its judgment said that the Punjab government is directed to provide wearable cameras to the police on a priority basis and SOPs should be made for the use of the video captured by these cameras.
