Q.6a&b
CONFIDENTIAL
Annex D (Page 7)
The current law does not require a suspect to attend identification parade and attendance is voluntary.
Do you think participation in an identification parade should be made compulsory or should continue to remain voluntary?
Answers given
Be made compulsory
Remain voluntary
Don't know/no comment
Fercentage
59
23
18
(Base Number of respondents)
(1012)
Major reasons for saying so (Unaided answers)
Percentage
An offender will obviously not be willing
28
to participate in an identification parade
A suspect must participate in an
identification parade
Those who are innocent need not be
afraid to be identified
More concrete evidence to speed up the
24
20
15
process
A suspect can be charged if identified by
witnesses
13
(Base Number of respondents)
(596)
Major reasons for not saying so(Unaided answers) Percentage
To preserve the right of liberty
A suspect is not yet proved guilty There should be freedom and fairness Making it compulsory would be unfair
to the innocent
33
24
15
7
(Base Number of respondents)
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