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<B>?Lost body? reveals lack of organisation in prisons</B>
The body of prisoner Pierre Ismaël was found in the archives room of Beau-Bassin prison? six days after he actually died. As prison officers are supposed to do a head count six times a day ? which means there should have been 36 counting exercises between the day he disappeared and the day he was found ?accidentally? ? the Prime Minister?s Office (PMO) did not understand how such an event could occur. The PMO spoke of ?terrible negligence?, which demands severe sanctions against the prison officers concerned. However, the prison administration does not agree with the way the PMO wants to tackle the problem. They say the problem lies within the system itself and not with a few officers. ?This incident showed there is a serious problem: there is no control within prisons,? reveals an officer. With this in mind they believe that sanctions applied to some prison officers will not end the problem. Added to the police enquiry on the death in custody, another enquiry has been opened to see who is responsible for not realising that a prisoner had been missing for six days. After a ?mini-mutiny? by prisoners when the body was found, the prison commissioner, Bill Duff, managed to restore order on the same evening.
CCID finds reasons for legal action against policemen in Ramlogun case</B>
The last report aimed at finding those responsible for the death of Rajesh Ramlogun while he was in police custody is out. After the Human Rights Commission and the judicial enquiry, the Central Criminal Investigation Division (CCID) has submitted its conclusions to the Director of public prosecutions (DPP). The CCID found that the seven members of the Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT) who had been in contact with the prisoner and are suspected to have brutalised him, should be charged with manslaughter. The superintendent (SP) Prem Raddhoa and his deputy, Ranjit Jokhoo, have been requested to give statements to the CCID during their enquiry. Now it will be the DPP?s duty to say whether the seven MCIT members should be charged or not. Even though all reports agree on the fact that they should be taken to court, the DPP is the one who will start any court proceedings.
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