The Police Association has sued the Commissioner of Police and the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs after they banned public officers from taking part in an auction of police weapons and vehicles. The association said the ban is unlawful and results in a situation where a criminal may buy the weapon he used in a crime, but a policeman cannot. The writ was filed by the association and public officers against the police commissioner and permanent secretary at the ministry. The association referred to the ban issued last February and its subsequent judicial protest.