THE Parliamentary Caucus on Governance and Institutional Reforms chaired by Anwar Ibrahim will review the 11 recommendations in the Royal Police Commission report to see whether any of them have been implemented the past 14 years, said Lim Kit Siang.
The Iskandar Puteri MP said the report, which proposed the setup of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) in 2005, aims to improve the welfare of the police force and transform it into a top world-class force.
“I will suggest at the next meeting of the Parliamentary Caucus on Governance and Institutional Reforms that the police be asked to present a progress report on these Police Royal Commission recommendations to improve the welfare of police personnel in the country as part of the programme to ensure that Malaysians have a top world-class police force to keep Malaysians safe from crime,” Kit Siang said at a break fast event last night in his constitutency.
“(This is) apart from its key recommendation for the establishment of an IPCMC, which the police have agreed to after blocking its formation for the past 14 years.
“Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin had said the IPCMC Bill will be presented in Parliament at the end of the year.”
The 16-member Royal Police Commission formed in February 2004 was headed by former chief justice Mohamad Dzaiddin and former inspector-general of police Hanif Omar.
In the report, 11 recommendations were made to improve the welfare of the police force, including the proposed setup of the IPCMC.
The 11 recommendations are as follows:
1. Redeployment of police personnel into positions that require police competencies on policing and administrative roles.
2. Provide special allowance for police personnel stationed in major cities, such as the Klang Valley, Johor Baru and George Town to offset the higher cost of living they face.
3. Improve Police Training Institutions (Pulapol) and increase investment in training personnel.
4. Implement career planning for all police personnel to improve motivation and commitment. This includes grooming for top management posts as part of IGP’s succession plan.
5. Address inadequate and ageing vehicle fleet. The commission recommends that the police define its own policies with regard to adjusting and extending the operational lifetime of a vehicle, and for the police to dispose their vehicles after five years in the market to obtain optimum market price and ensure continuous renewal of fleet.
6. Increase the size of the Mobile Patrol Vehicle fleet to enable greater police presence and patrol.
7. Provide sufficient funding to the weaponry division, replacing old, obsolete weapons that are costly to maintain, investing in the police bomb squad, procuring more bulletproof vests and non-lethal weapons, and constructing new weapons storage facilities that are far from living quarters.
8. Identify old and badly maintained police housing and either restore or replace them if not economical. Restoration or replacement should be done according to current housing standards.
9. Identify locations where housing is critically needed and provide housing to personnel in those areas.
10. Where land is at a premium and building housing is too expensive, the government is recommended to acquire buildings such as apartments to be rented to police personnel. Other alternative housing options are also encouraged to provide the best housing solutions for personnel.
11. Provide adequate funding to maintain police premises, including police stations, as some of the premises are old and not well-equipped for its purposes.
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