The human rights group wants a commission to be set up to look into the allegations made by former IGP Musa Hassan.
KUALA LUMPUR: Human rights group Suaram wants an independent commission to be set-up to probe the “skeletons in the government’s cupboard” based on the revelations by former inspector-general of police Musa Hassan and his ex-aide.
Speaking at the launch of Suaram’s Civil Political Rights Report overview launch here today, its director Kua Kia Soong that Musa’s allegations about political interference and criminal elements having infiltrated the police force were damaging.
“The allegations are serious. It warrants an urgent independent commission to reveal the truth.
“It also explains why the IPCMC [Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission] was not implemented,” he added.
While Musa had stressed on the need for the police to be independent, his former aide-de-camp had claimed in a statutory declaration in 2009 that the ex-IGP himself had abused his powers.
The SD had surfaced again following Musa’s recent press conference, where the startling revelations were made.
Kua added that the government had no political will to implement the IPCMC.
The IPCMC was a vital recommendation made by the Royal Commission to enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysian Police in 2005. It did not materialise due to the objection from the police force.
Instead of an IPCMC, the government opted for a watered down Enforcement Agencies Integrity Commission (EAIC) Act in 2009 and formed it in 2011.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.