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Results for police corruption (asia)
1 results foundAuthor: Asian Legal Resource Center (ALRC) Title: Use of Police Powers for Profit: including the cases of Abdur Razzak, Bangladesh & Sugath Fernando, Sri Lanka also Burma, Pakistan, Philippines Summary: This report deals with the way in which police in various countries in Asia abuse the criminal justice process and their powers of arrest and detention to make a profit and harass individuals for petty reasons rather than investigate crime. In most parts of Asia there are no mechanisms for complaints against police. This edition of article 2 documents several cases to illustrate this practice, including examples from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Pakistan. Details: Hong Kong: Asian Legal Resource Centre, 2009. 96p. Source: Internet Resource; Article 2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Vol. 8, no. 1; Accessed August 17, 2010 at: http://www.article2.org/mainfile.php/0801/ Year: 2009 Country: Asia URL: http://www.article2.org/mainfile.php/0801/ Shelf Number: 115179 Keywords: Complaints Against Police (Asia)Police Corruption (Asia)Police Discretion |