Don’t harass presiding officers: CEC to lawmen

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda today instructed law enforcers “not to harass” presiding officers ahead of the upcoming elections.

The instruction came in purview of lawmen walking up to the doorsteps of presiding officers for “verification” purpose, according to what the CEC said.

“We did not instruct you to do this. Don’t do this. This is embarrassing. We did not want this,” the CEC said at a special meeting with the law enforcers.

The inspector general of police, metropolitan commissioners, deputy inspector general, and superintendent of police were present in the meeting at Agargaon.

CEC Huda also urged law enforcers not to file harassment cases against anyone and said: “Police is filing harassment cases against people. Do not do that.”

The law enforcers were also asked to ensure the safety of minority communities so that they can cast their votes safely and return home.

Source: thedailystar