The law should be free from politics

The law should be free from politics

Khaled Hyder, Dhaka

It is observed that politics prevails over rule of law in most cases in Bangladesh. Rule of law demands that violation of law in the form of use of cocktails, petrol bombs and arms; attack on innocent public and minorities; cutting of trees; obstruction of the roads, railways and waterways; and preventing public from  going out for work should be strictly and timely dealt with by the police and justice departments. Despite death of around 200 innocent people and attack against minorities by thousands of violators of laws, only a few hundred could be arrested; but none could be punished yet. Such slow arrest and punishment only encouraged violators of law leading to its open defiance.
The police and justice departments should avoid being involved in politics; but deal with the violators of laws strictly and timely. Criminals are criminals, not members of any political parties. The early everybody understands it the better.