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somo of ease records are loot by lapse of timo
and carelessness. On many occasions the people
Not true have been ordered to file fresh suit3 and pay
court fees again*
3. POLICE DEPARTMENT

First of all there is no head for this
Department. There is no discipline and every
policeman considers himself as the Head of the
0 Department. Mr. Narayan (Adviser's Secretary),
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Nonsense 3 Muhammad Khalil, Superintendent, Land Department >
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Mr. Jalaluddin, Passport Officer and others
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3 interfere in the affairs of the Police Department
whenever they like. Innocent people are kept in
custody by the Police Department before they are
produced in the Court unless they pay something

to them. Prohibited drugs such as opium, when
A wild discovered by the policemen, would not be taken
accusation
to the Court concerned but sold by them for their
own benefits. They are very rude in their deal­
ings and insult the people without any cause in

order to exact money from them. The present
He is a very Police Prosecutor for Bahrain Court cases is a
good fellow >
if a bit shy Persian, opium smoker who is almost illiterate
in procedure.
and cannot 3peak Arabic properly.
4. SHARA COURTS

The Sunni ohara Court requires reorganisa­
tion. The settlement of cases are considerably
Yes delayed. The Qadhis are to be ordered to submit
a quarterly report on the working of their Court
to an official who should be appointed by the

Council.
The present Shia'h Qadhis are not wanted
by the people. They intend to elect their
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Qadhis themselves.

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