Limping investigation
One month after the deadly grenade attack on AL rally, the Leader of the Opposition spends her days virtually confined to her residence for fear of her life. If that is the situation of the Leader of the major opposition party (a party with a rich history of leading popular movements including our very own war of independence), it is hard for me to convince myself that the common people in the country are feeling any safer. When no progress could be made in the probe even after a month of the mayhem, it is hard for me to convince myself that the government is truly committed to bringing the real culprits to justice. The government sought help from Interpol and FBI, which was a positive decision no doubt. But unless our own investigating agencies get clear signal from the top brass, there cannot be any progress in the investigation no matter what assistance is provided by foreign intelligence agencies. Even if we accepted that the government is really sincere about finding out the real culprits, then the way investigators are left with no major lead or clues makes me wonder if the monster behind the incident has become more powerful than the government machinery itself to go undetected even after launching such an atrocious attack on our democracy.
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