The High Court denies petition to ban shooting during protests

On Sunday morning ( August 4), the High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking an order against direct shootings during protests.Moreover, the High Court underscored that police officers must abide by the law while deploying guns and declared that all citizens have the right to take part in peaceful and nonviolent demonstrations.Supreme Court lawyers Ainun Nahar Siddiqa and Manzur Al Matin filed the petition. Last Tuesday (30 July), the HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice SM Masud Hossain Dolon expressed their shame over the deaths and violence that occurred during the quota reform demonstrations,adding,"None of us are doing our constitutional duty." The bench said, "What the police will do is clearly stated in the Code of Criminal Procedure [CRPC]. But none of us are doing our constitutional duty. We are ashamed of the violence and deaths of people during the anti-quota movement."