Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said there are certain terms in the Independent Police Complaints of Misconduct Commission 2019 (IPCMC) Bill which needed improvements to make them fair and just to all stakeholders.
"There are many views which have yet to be finetuned by certain stakeholders including the police... so this will be solved before the upcoming March (parliament) session.
"There's still room (for improvements)... not outright opposing (the bill). There are several terms in the bill which need to be updated to a level where it is viewed as a just and fair before the bill is brought to the parliament," he told the media in Putrajaya.
However, Muhyiddin declined to outline the disputed terms.
"That one I cannot detail out. There are views that we received from the police and other parties.
"As there is now a window before the next parliament sitting, we will use it to solve (the disputed terms)," he said.
For the record, the government has postponed the second and third readings of the IPCMC to March next year.
Last October, the bill was referred to the Parliament’s Special Select Committee to be discussed more thoroughly before being taken to Dewan Rakyat.
The decision was made by Dewan Rakyat Speaker Mohamad Arif Md Yusof after Liew clarified that the law was not being formulated in a hurry and to show that the Pakatan Harapan government appreciated all views made by the MPs.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Liew Vui Keong (photo) had said that tabling of the bill in March would allow all the relevant stakeholders to give more views.
The IPCMC Bill was first tabled in Dewan Rakyat on July 18 and was aimed at replacing the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) to improve the integrity and capabilities of the Royal Malaysia Police.
Meanwhile, Muhyiddin said a report from the special task force probing the disappearance of Pastor Koh and Perlis activist Amri Che Mat should be completed.
"Supposedly, they (the task force) have completed (the probe). I don't remember the date, but according to the schedule, it's six months.
"I haven't checked if it's completed... I will meet with the committee to discuss it," he said.
For the record, in July, Muhyiddin announced the special task force following the Suhakam's inquiry into both cases.
The task force was given six months to complete their probe.
The Suhakam report concluded that the police’s Special Branch was involved in the “enforced disappearances” of Koh and Amri.
The task force (above) led by retired High Court judge Abdul Rahim Uda also comprises Bukit Aman's Integrity and Standard Compliance Department director Zamri Yahya, Enforcement Agencies Integrity Commission (EAIC) operations director Muhammad Bukhari Abdul Hamid, legal officer at the Public Prosecution Division of the Attorney-General’s Chambers Mohd Sophian Zakaria and Police Force Commission (SSP) secretary Mohd Russaini Idrus.
Subsequently, MACC assistant commissioner Azian Umar and independent legal practitioner Roger Tan joined the team.
Koh was abducted by a group of masked individuals while driving in Kelana Jaya, Selangor on Feb 13, 2017.
A video of the abduction has been circulating on the Internet.
During Suhakam's inquiry into Amri's case, eyewitness accounts suggested that the social activist was being monitored and then abducted in Kangar at about midnight on Nov 24, 2016.
- Mkini
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