Police Sgt suspended for parading naked two in public

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Police Sgt suspended for parading naked two in public

PORT MORESBY: A Menyama police Sergeant was suspended after he tied two drug suspects to a police vehicle and had them paraded naked in public.

The Sergeant’s intention to humiliate and shame them in public to teach them a lesson that crime does not pay may be good, but the action is wrong and unacceptable.

There are more appropriate ways to punish suspects or criminals but resorting to uncivilised ways to mete out punishment or to serve a lesson is simply not right.

The suspects still have rights.

Apparently, this is not the first time the Sergeant had done this to teach suspects and criminals a lesson.

But, this time, the scene was captured digitally and posted in social media for all to see and many found it just unacceptable.

So, whatever anyone wants to do that is socially unjust and unacceptable, remember this is the 21st Century digital era and communication and news coverage is simply much wider and faster than it ever was.

So, think twice before you act.

Details of the incident was published by The National:

 

2 forced to parade naked

March 8, 2021The NationalMain Stories

YOU only see people tied to a horse and dragged around in an uncivilised manner in Hollywood’s Western cowboy movies.
But, such a similar scene was witnessed real life in Morobe’s Menyamya on Thursday alas improvised with the use of a 10-seater police vehicle and the “victims” stripped naked.
A Menyamya police Sergeant has been suspended from duty after he stripped naked two suspected drug sellers, bound their hands to their back and tied them to a vehicle to parade them in public.
The Sergeant, a rural police station commander, was earlier assaulted and injured by an angry mob who did not approve of such a tactic to shame the two suspects.
Morobe acting police commander Chief Insp John Daviaga told The National that the Sergeant had been suspended from duty pending an investigation into the incident and that his service pistol had also been confiscated.
“Because of the assault, he was taken to Lae for medical treatment. A team from Bulolo and Lae is investigating the suspended Sergeant,” he said.
He said the incident happened on Thursday morning.
“The two men were allegedly caught selling drugs. The Sergeant then ordered them to strip and tied them to the car fully naked.
“They were then dragged and paraded to the police station.
“While this was happening, people called my office. But, before I could intervene, the public took matters into their own hands and assaulted the Sergeant at the police station.”
He said the Sergeant’s pistol was handed over to an Internal Affairs Officer who arrived on Friday morning to probe the incident.
Chief Insp Daviaga said an advance party of investigators from Lae was earlier airlifted to the station and another team from the rural patrol team arrived with the Internal Affairs Officer who issued a suspension letter to the Sergeant.
“I am appalled by the actions taken by the Sergeant,” he said.
“It is alleged that he has done this to others in the district.
“We will deal this issue with Internal Affairs.”



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