On July 2, 1996, the JCLU had a legal consultation with supporters of Mr. A.B.M. Shajahan, a Bangladeshi worker, who was allegedly assaulted by policemen who came on the scene of a labor dispute and requested him to show his alien certificate.

The JCLU Legal Consultation Committee studied the case and reached a conclusion that it was presumable that the policemen were unjustifiably coercive and violated Mr. Shajahan's human rights. On September 20, the JCLU sent a questionnaire to the chief of the Ebara police station, who was in charge of the case, asking for further clarification of the facts.

Since there had been no response from the Ebara police station, the JCLU Board Meeting of November 12 decided to issue, this time, a letter of request to the Ebara police station. In a letter dated November 12, the JCLU has asked once again, calling attention to their work to protect lives and the physical integrity of individual persons, to respond to the questionnaire, and to take appropriate measures to prevent a recurrence of the same type of incident.