One of M Indira Ghandi's lawyers has taken Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar to task over his remark that the police would take the middle route in cases of interfaith custody battles.
A Sivanesan, who is also Sungkai assemblyperson, said the police's stand violated the law.
"The police are taking law into their hands... In this (Indira's) case, the court order is already there but the police are not acting on it," he added.
This followed Khalid's statement that police will not follow orders from either the syariah or civil court in interfaith custody disputes.
The police chief said the children will instead be placed in a child care centre in order to be fair to both parents.
He argued this would allow both parents to visit the children.
Disagreeing, Sivanesan (right) stressed that in cases involving custody, police must comply with the court order.
"Once a complaint has been lodged, the police's duty is only to investigate, and they have to hand over (their investigation papers) to the attorney-general," he told Malaysiakini.
On May 30, the Ipoh High Court cited Indira's ex-husband K Pathmanathan @ Muhammad Ridhuan Abdullah for failure to abide by a 2010 ruling.
The court in 2010 granted custody of the child, who now resides in Kota Baru with her father, to Indira.
Ridhuan, a Muslim convert, refused to return the child to Indira last week despite being cited for contempt as he claimed it was "too short notice" .
A Sivanesan, who is also Sungkai assemblyperson, said the police's stand violated the law.
"The police are taking law into their hands... In this (Indira's) case, the court order is already there but the police are not acting on it," he added.
This followed Khalid's statement that police will not follow orders from either the syariah or civil court in interfaith custody disputes.
The police chief said the children will instead be placed in a child care centre in order to be fair to both parents.He argued this would allow both parents to visit the children.
Disagreeing, Sivanesan (right) stressed that in cases involving custody, police must comply with the court order.
"Once a complaint has been lodged, the police's duty is only to investigate, and they have to hand over (their investigation papers) to the attorney-general," he told Malaysiakini.
On May 30, the Ipoh High Court cited Indira's ex-husband K Pathmanathan @ Muhammad Ridhuan Abdullah for failure to abide by a 2010 ruling.
The court in 2010 granted custody of the child, who now resides in Kota Baru with her father, to Indira.
Ridhuan, a Muslim convert, refused to return the child to Indira last week despite being cited for contempt as he claimed it was "too short notice" .
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