Societies’ survival impossible with shortcuts like torture & extra-judicial killing
From the Blog pakteahouse *By Ayesha Siddiqa* This article was originally posted on Ayesha Siddiqa’s blog. [image: Aftab Ahmad] A MQM worker was killed in Rangers’ custody – a reminder of the old tradition of lack of accountability of law enforcement and the overall security apparatus of the state. Torture and its most crude form: extra-judicial killing takes place all in the name of providing security. But we are not sure if such measures contribute to peace and stability. I am reminded of what a senior police officer once told me the problem was with such above the law mechanisms. In torturing people to death or killing them without following the course of law we often forget that the person has people who love him/her. They will always get back at you and in case the power is disproportionate they pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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