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Appendix: Human Rights Watch Questions for the Government of Bangladesh
[No answer received]
Submitted on June 6, 2006 to:
Minister of Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar
Minister of Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs Moudud Ahmed
RAB Director General Mohammed Abdul Aziz Sarkar
Submitted on November 8, 2006 to:
President Iajuddin Ahmed, head of the caretaker government
RAB Director General Khoda Baksh
For Human Rights Watchs research on RAB, we kindly request answers to the following:
- What were the reasons for creating RAB in 2004? Why did the government create a new force rather than revamp the police?
- How successful has RAB been thus far? How many people has it arrested? How many weapons has it confiscated? How are the crime statistics since RABs creation?
- How many RAB members have been killed in the line of duty since RABs creation? What are their names, and how and when were they killed?
- How many RAB members have been wounded in the line of duty since RABs creation? What are their names, and how and when were they wounded?
- How many people has RAB killed in encounter incidents or crossfire since RABs creation? What are the killed persons names, and when and where were they killed?
- How many people has RAB wounded in encounter incidents or crossfire since RABs creation? What are the wounded persons names, and when and where were they wounded?
- How do you explain the high number of encounter and crossfire deaths involving RAB?
- What precautions does RAB take to protect the suspects it takes on searches for accomplices or arms?
- Given the frequency of individuals dying in encounter incidents and crossfire, why does RAB keep bringing arrested individuals to search for accomplices or arms?
- What is RABs procedure for an internal investigation after a suspect is killed during an arrest or while in RAB custody?
- How many investigations into deaths during arrest or in RAB custody has RAB conducted? What were the results of these investigations?
- How many RAB members or officers have been prosecuted, punished or disciplined since RABs creation?
- What offense were these RAB members or officers punished for? When were they punished and what was the punishment?
- Please provide a copy of the legislation on which RABs operations are based, including internal regulations.