Police proceeded with the arrest of opposition Labour MP, Shakeel Mohamed, on Monday this week. He was provisionally charged on four counts by the police: conspiracy to commit murder, giving instructions to commit larceny, procuring revolver in the commission of murder and possession of revolver obtained by means of a crime. The case goes back to October 1996, 19 years from now (…)
It is in the best interest of the country that the general atmosphere is not poisoned by suspicions and doubts about our institutions which derive their intrinsic strength and authority on the understanding that they cannot be influenced by ruling political establishments. Had that not been the perception, the previous and current governments would not have raised the issue of doing away with the system of laying down ‘provisional charges’. Without taking the appropriate action, anyway.
In the present case involving Shakeel Mohamed, the court has already decided that the police has to establish a higher standard of proof if it wants to keep him in detention. This is perhaps as far as a court can travel, given the present setup. The aim should be to put the police above the suspicion of acting arbitrarily.
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