Kathmandu, Jan 28: The first national convention of the investigative police and prosecuting attorneys kicked off in the capital city on Friday.
The convention organized jointly by the Office of the Attorney General and Nepal Police Headquarters was inaugurated by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
On the occasion, PM Dahal said the discussion and debates during the convention would help hone skills in investigation and prosecution.
He further hoped that the convention would also help in bolstering rule of law in the country.
On a different note, he said government was announcing the date of local level election within few days with the arrangement for the poll by second week of Jestha.
“I’m effortful to go for the election by forging consensus among all sides from Madhes, hills and mountain and making the national unity further stronger,” he said, adding the he was at a critical juncture of time.
Similarly, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ajay Shankar Nayak, said that the convention would be fruitful to make relations between police and prosecuting attorney stronger and draw relevant conclusion.
“Bills related to crime code have already been presented to the Parliament and discussion has reached to final phase in this regard,” he informed.
Likewise, senior judge at Supreme Court, Gopal Parajuli, stressed the need of complete investigation into the case to give justice to victims.
Stressing the need of coordination and collaboration between investigators and prosecutors, Attorney General Raman Kumar Shrestha said that coordination meetings between police and prosecuting attorney were already organised in Kathmandu, Dhangadhi and Biratnagar. This convention is the continuity of such meetings, he added.
Inspector General of Nepal Police, Upendra Kanta Aryal, expressed the belief that misunderstanding and distance between police and prosecuting attorney would fizzle out after the convention.
Chairman of Nepal Bar Association Sher Bahadur KC however viewed that police should not look into civil cases.
The convention was organised to cement coordination between police and attorney and make effective prosecution and investigation in the criminal cases by developing common perspective on crime investigation and prosecution, the organiser said.
The mega meeting is also expected for police and government lawyers to come together, identify problems and find solution in relation to crime investigation and prosecution by reviewing existing situation in the sector.
The three-day conference will discuss various different nine subjects by dividing participants into five groups during the closed session. RSS
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