Public Behavior Section to be established by LEAs
By Khalid Amin

ISLAMABAD—The Advisor on Interior to the Prime Minister A. Rehman Malik has taken a serious notice of the complaints from general public against the behavior of the law enforcement agencies officials.
These complaints have persisted for a very long time and in order to rectify them it is decided to establish a “Public Behavior Section” in all training centers of law enforcement agencies including police, said a press release issued here on Friday.
The purpose of this section would be to train law enforcement officers in using polite language and showing courtesy whenever dealing with any common man in offices and especially in police stations.
The officials and staff of all police stations must be trained in handling of the accused. The brutality, sometimes demonstrated in police stations creates more criminals, rather than nab criminals.
The output of the trained staff in public behavior must be monitored to find out efficacy of the system. Polite but firm handling should be rewarded.
Therefore the A. Rehman Malik has desired compliance of following directives.
The practice of detaining people in police custody without legal formalities should be abandoned forthwith. This practice has been continued for a long time with negative fallouts.
Entry into private premises by police and law enforcement agencies personnel should be done only when accompanied by a Magistrate or warrant of arrest and warrant of search.
Even while in company of the Magistrate, courtesy and politeness should be shown to the owners of premises.
While dealing with the general public politeness and courtesy should be demonstrated all the time. Any violation of above directives will render the SHO and police officer concerned liable for severe disciplinary action.
A polite language and attitude towards public is to be adopted in the offices as well as in the sites like roads and public places. The officers and staff of all police stations are being taught to handle public respectfully and to deal with culprits and accused tactfully. The staff getting the training should act in their fields very decently.