July uprising: Cops told to drop names of innocent from cases

The police have been instructed to quickly go over the cases filed over the casualties in the July uprising to remove the names of those who were not involved, said Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam.
He said this to journalists in response to a query during a regular press briefing yesterday at the Foreign Service Academy.
The CA’s press wing also addressed the government’s stance on the wholesale filing of cases in recent times.
Deputy Press Secretary Apurba Jahangir said anyone has the right to file a case. However, it has been repeatedly stated that the names of people against whom there is no evidence of wrongdoing should be dropped.
On September 10, the Police Headquarters issued a directive stating that individuals whose involvement in murder or other offenses is not found in preliminary investigations must be taken off the relevant cases.
Yesterday, responding to a question over the formation of the Media Reform Commission, press secretary Shafiqul said a broad-based panel has been selected for the commission with qualified members.
“We hope they will be able to submit a good report,” he added.