Sobhanund Seeparsad
Editor of News On Sunday. Did university studies in the UK and India. Holds an MA , BA (Hons), BCom, PGCE, PCCGE, Diploma in Journalism (IPI-Zurich). Worked in Nairobi and Mumbai. Was chief Sub Editor Indian Express Group of Papers in 70s. Author: Effective Notes on Milton Paradise Lost BK IX (1963); Granper Rakont Nu Enn Zistwar (1998). Also acted in many short and feature films, including popular TV serial C'est La Vie. Tells a folk story in Bhojpuri on MBC radio daily.
Dealing with law and order
- By Sobhanund Seeparsad
- Published 7th March, 2008
Dr Dinesh Ramjuttun, former Advisor to the PM and leader of the Front Patriotique Mauricien (FPM), says the country is going through a trauma with deteriorating law and order situation and nobody feels safe in the country, even within the precincts of one's house. The fear psychosis isn't restricted to only the common people but has also gripped Judges, Ministers and other top dignitaries.
He attributes the decline in law and order to many factors: nexus between politicians, criminals and the police; inefficiency of police department; failure of the penitentiary system; inefficiency of the criminal justice system; social problems like failure of the education system, lack of housing facilities, sane environment, recreational facilities, proper employment and unemployment; and personal problems that cause unbearable distress resulting in anger and violence.
Dr Ramjuttun proposes to help tackle the problem but he wants the PM “to take the bull by the horns b
efore it too late.” He also expects politicians not to be subservient to gangsters and criminals. They should, in fact, “do a real heart-searching exercise to establish a code for their political activities and keep all gangsters and criminals out of political circles,” he says.
FPM’s other suggestions include: better equipment, manpower for the police force along with proper utilisation of existing resources backed by measures to motivate the officers; a halt to political interference in police matters; provision of latest techniques to identify criminals, including latest NARCO test techniques; opportunities for prisoners to learn a trade and counselling and follow-up after their release; and better coordination among the judiciary, Bar Council and the police.
FPM isn't in favour of death penalty. It prefers imprisonment for life without remission, which it believes, “will serve the purpose of justice.” FPM also proposes a ban on the wearing of integral helmets and a crackdown on pornographic films, among others.
He attributes the decline in law and order to many factors: nexus between politicians, criminals and the police; inefficiency of police department; failure of the penitentiary system; inefficiency of the criminal justice system; social problems like failure of the education system, lack of housing facilities, sane environment, recreational facilities, proper employment and unemployment; and personal problems that cause unbearable distress resulting in anger and violence.
Dr Ramjuttun proposes to help tackle the problem but he wants the PM “to take the bull by the horns b
FPM’s other suggestions include: better equipment, manpower for the police force along with proper utilisation of existing resources backed by measures to motivate the officers; a halt to political interference in police matters; provision of latest techniques to identify criminals, including latest NARCO test techniques; opportunities for prisoners to learn a trade and counselling and follow-up after their release; and better coordination among the judiciary, Bar Council and the police.
FPM isn't in favour of death penalty. It prefers imprisonment for life without remission, which it believes, “will serve the purpose of justice.” FPM also proposes a ban on the wearing of integral helmets and a crackdown on pornographic films, among others.
