Musa Hassan said he preferred an alternative to the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission. – File pic
PETALING JAYA, Feb 6 — Tan Sri Musa Hassan urged the government today to form an independent body to oversee police conduct in the wake of several custodial deaths.
The former Inspector-General of Police said, however, that he preferred an alternative to the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC), as he disagreed with one of the clauses that barred police officers from appealing action taken against them.
“From what I feel with this trend, I feel it’s good to have an independent body who will oversee the conduct and affairs of the police,” said Musa at a press conference organised by crime watchdog MyWatch here today.
“I’ve given an alternative to IPCMC (before): the Police Integrity Commission,” he added.
Security guard C. Sugumaran, 39, was allegedly beaten to death by the police and a mob in Hulu Langat on January 23.
Sugumaran’s death joins a list of other alleged police killings like the custodial deaths of Chang Chin Te earlier this year; A. Kugan and R. Gunasegaran in 2009; the deadly police shooting of 14-year-old schoolboy Aminulrasyid Amzah in 2010, and various other fatal police shootings in the past two years.
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