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Dalit youth dies in police cus
Dera Baba Nanak (Gurdaspur), February 21
Harjeet Singh, a Dalit youth of Niko Sarai village in Dera Baba Nanak area was killed in Batala police’s custody allegedly due to torture. The police cremated his body at night without informing his family.
Harjeet Singh along with his brother Nirmal Singh were picked up 10 days ago by the police on the charge of theft and kept in Civil Lines Police Station of Batala.
Yesterday Harjeet Singh died allegedly due to severe torture in police custody. Instead of handing over the body to his family panicked police officials cremated the... Read more
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Police ordered to name their d
VICTORIAN police have been ordered to name "improper" friends, family and associates who could compromise the integrity of the force.
Names will be listed on a central register available to anti-corruption investigators from the force's ethical standards department and the Office of Police Integrity.
The Police Association said yesterday the policy breached privacy and human rights laws.
Association legal manager Greg Davies said improper associates could include family members or partners with criminal convictions for matters as minor as shoplifting.
"It's invasive, unfair and unnecessary," he said.
Mr Davies said the association was seeking legal advice on whether the Chief Commissioner had the power to make such a policy.
Under the improper associations policy, all 14,000 sworn and unsworn police staff, as well as contractors and consultants, must produce a list of names by the end of April.
Improper association is defined as "when an employee knowingly associates with a person, group or organisation which the employee knows, or ought to have reasonably known, is involved in or perceived to be involved in unlawful activities or activities incompatible with the person's position as an employee (of VicPol)."
An association is defined as any non-work interaction with friends, personal acquaintances, people met regularly – even if the meeting is casual, such as a friend of a friend or team mate – and clubs, societies or other organisations.
Police who believe they have no improper associations must sign a "no associations" declaration.
Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe notified police of the policy by e-mail yesterday.
Mr Walshe said the policy had been developed to ensure public confidence in the force.
"Over time we have become aware of some associations between Victoria Police staff members and certain people which could be deemed improper by our organisation, and the Victorian community," the email says.
Where an improper association is declared, the relationship will be assessed by a supervisor and a plan to manage any "perceived improper association" will be developed in consultation with the staff member.
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