Police brutality continues despite express legal and policy deterrents. It seems torture and ruthlessness have been institutionalised in the police force as the perpetrators are never punished.
A new survey on torture lists the regular police as the leading culprits of inhuman treatment of suspects. They are followed by the Administration police, provincial administrators, prison warders, and military officers.
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