The Goa Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary of Goa and the Director General of Police on the complaint filed over the 21 st November police atrocity against peaceful demonstrators at Panaji.
The three member Goa Human Rights Commission headed by Justice P.K.Misra and comprising of retired District Judge A.D. Salkar and Mr. J.A.Keny has directed the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police to appear before the Commission on 13th of January 2016. In the complaint the attention of the Commission has been drawn to the police atrocity against the November 21st peaceful protest by individual citizens held at Panaji demanding a free, fair and impartial probe into the recent sudden death of activist priest Fr. Bismarque Dias. The Goa Police personnel very high-handedly abused their powers and used excessive criminal force and manhandled the protesters without any provocation. The peaceful protestors came to be manhandled and arrested though they had not infracted the provisions of Section 144. Even innocent bystanders including Senior Citizens and women came to be ruffled and arrested by the police. Submitted to the Commission are copies of newspaper reports and 23 photographs showing citizens being manhandled by the police. It has been sought that the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police be directed to explain as to how they had in violation of Human Rights allowed the peaceful protesters to be manhandled so inhumanly. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com