I am no fan of cops or of their now infamous treatment of the rest of us mere mortals. However, I think this time around, the government has got it wrong in asking a police officer to drop his law suit against a teen who had accused him of corruption.

Under our constitution, everyone is equal under the law. The rule of law must be respected and the cabinet has no right in asking the police officer to withdraw his suit, which was done in his own personal capacity.

For that reason alone, I am quite worried and appalled that everyone, including the cabinet, has asked the policeman who is suing the person who made an Anti-Corruption Agency report against him to drop his legal suit.

While it cannot be denied there are dishonest cops around, it cannot be discounted that there will be those who may maliciously file police and ACA report after being caught committing an offence and are unable to get away with it. I am not at all suggesting that is the case in this particular case, but it is possible.

Everyone is jumping on the bandwagon to criticise the cop without realising that the fundamental question of constitutional rights is at stake here. The policeman in question has the right to pursue the matter in a court of law.

In fact, it would be better to let the suit go ahead. Those who have asked for the case to be dropped such as the Bar Council would be better off assigning one of their top lawyers to defend the teen who was sued. As the case against the policeman was dismissed on technicalities, a civil suit would be easier to prove culpability and justice would have been served that way.

The policeman has been reported that he is not going to drop the case, so I hope the Bar Council will now assign one of their members to fight this case pro bono in the interest of the public. That is the correct approach to take in this case.