Editorial
The wrong should be righted
Limon should get justice
PRESSED, by the very organisation that is supposed to protect his right to justice, to strike a compromise with the law-enforcers, Limon, the young victim of Rab shooting, is now faced with a big moral dilemma. Should he compromise and withdraw the case against law-enforcers in exchange for the assurance of a let-off and financial security?
But why should the boy from a poor household of Jhalakathi, who was wronged and has been fighting for justice in the face of overwhelming odds, be asked to rest his case?
We believe such a suggestion made to a victim of injustice is antithetical to the cause of upholding human rights. The Chairman, National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC), who is reportedly conducting the negotiation, needs to explain his position in a greater detail.
It may be recalled that after Limon was shot on March 23, 2011, a Rab director admitted that the boy was a victim of "shootout."
Limon's mother filed a case against those who inflicted physical harm on her son. But then the cases in which Jhalakathi police implicated the victim smacked of vindictiveness. And those cases are now being used as the bargaining chip to persuade the victim to withdraw his case. This is immoral and unacceptable.
It is a question of establishing justice. When moral forces are stacked against the law-enforcers, coming up with such a proposal for compromise is inexplicable. The victim must not be denied, but ensured, justice.
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