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    "id": 22081,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Shakeel",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill. However, there are a few points that I want to suggest. The first thing is that I have seen some of the functions of this Commission are not very clear but I hope that it will deal with the problems that we have heard in this House many times when a police officer is suspended, discharged or fired from the force. He or she goes to the court and the court orders his or her reinstatement but the Commissioner of Police refuses to reinstate the person. That is the first thing I want to be clear on. The second one is the Commission must also have the powers of arranging for suitable health cover so that officers go to proper hospitals. Finally, I oppose the idea of having the nine members of the Commission on full time basis. In the interest of budgeting and expense management, I am suggesting five members who should be part time. I hope that this Commission will be able to make certain recommendations where Administration Police and the boys in blue should no longer be used as askaris looking after people’s houses. This is one of the things the Commission must look into. We should not use highly trained APs and Regular Police as"
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