Peaceful election is now biggest challenge for police, says IGP Baharul

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam believes successfully conducting the parliamentary election is the force’s biggest challenge right now.

He made the statement on Tuesday in response to a question from journalists at a briefing held at the Police Headquarters.

The police chief was asked what the law-enforcing agency's biggest challenge is regarding the upcoming national election.

Referring to the collapse of the police’s position during last year's July Uprising, he said: "Bringing police to a certain stage after those incidents is the biggest challenge. We want to reach the capacity to make the election impartial and festive, and I believe we will be able to do that.

“Successfully executing this effort to achieve that is what I consider the challenge."

Highlighting that many groups are working to create obstructions to the election, he said: "I cannot say who exactly is doing it now.

“The defeated ‘fascists’, however, are certainly one. I definitely consider them an opposing force."