IPCMC study takes time - Deputy Minister. OK, but how long?
The government defended the time taken to study and decide on the formation of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC).
The excuse, as usual flimsy and unacceptable, is that "the A-G's office is not only studying matters regarding the IPCMC. There are also matters from other ministries which need to be studied by the A-G." The one giving this bullshit is Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum.
According to him, the poor overworked A-G got no time lah. "There are also other issues and matters being studied by the Attorney-General (A-G)'s Chambers" he added, very concerned perhaps about the health of the 'terribly' burdened staff at the A-G's office. You're a good man Johari; you should have been a doctor.
Johari said there is already an independent body to monitor disciplinary issues related to police personnel. He added the Royal Malaysian Police Force Disciplinary Committee had looked into 116 cases involving police personnel from the rank and file. "One with the rank of ASP lost his job and he was demoted," Johari told the Dewan Rakyat (Parliament). "This shows that the police are being monitored to ensure that they live up to the standards in carrying out their crime enforcement and other related duties.," he added.
Wonderful! But how does one 'lose his job and then be demoted' at the same time? Has Johari been misquoted? Either that or he's lost his marbles. How much credibility has the independent disciplinary body of the police? Is it not a very poor and sorry substitute for the IPCMC?
And what has the opposition have to say about all this? Lim Kit Siang said that "there was no commitment that the IPCMC would be set up with the enabling legislation passed in the current parliamentary meeting which will be sitting till December. A total blank to my question on the latest position on the establishment of the IPCMC."
He added that "Johari gave the glib and irresponsible reply that thanks to the police, Kuala Lumpur is now very safe, especially with some 255 CCTVs, which clearly did not impress the former Inspector-General of Police who was also Deputy Chairman of the Royal Police Commission, Tun Hanif Omar, who had to arm himself with a shot gun to protect himself when he drives out from his house in Kuala Lumpur," he added.
What an indictment!! The former IGP himself has to take security precautions including carrying firearms. Now I'm truly worried. How safe are we really?
The excuse, as usual flimsy and unacceptable, is that "the A-G's office is not only studying matters regarding the IPCMC. There are also matters from other ministries which need to be studied by the A-G." The one giving this bullshit is Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum.
According to him, the poor overworked A-G got no time lah. "There are also other issues and matters being studied by the Attorney-General (A-G)'s Chambers" he added, very concerned perhaps about the health of the 'terribly' burdened staff at the A-G's office. You're a good man Johari; you should have been a doctor.
Johari said there is already an independent body to monitor disciplinary issues related to police personnel. He added the Royal Malaysian Police Force Disciplinary Committee had looked into 116 cases involving police personnel from the rank and file. "One with the rank of ASP lost his job and he was demoted," Johari told the Dewan Rakyat (Parliament). "This shows that the police are being monitored to ensure that they live up to the standards in carrying out their crime enforcement and other related duties.," he added.
Wonderful! But how does one 'lose his job and then be demoted' at the same time? Has Johari been misquoted? Either that or he's lost his marbles. How much credibility has the independent disciplinary body of the police? Is it not a very poor and sorry substitute for the IPCMC?
And what has the opposition have to say about all this? Lim Kit Siang said that "there was no commitment that the IPCMC would be set up with the enabling legislation passed in the current parliamentary meeting which will be sitting till December. A total blank to my question on the latest position on the establishment of the IPCMC."
He added that "Johari gave the glib and irresponsible reply that thanks to the police, Kuala Lumpur is now very safe, especially with some 255 CCTVs, which clearly did not impress the former Inspector-General of Police who was also Deputy Chairman of the Royal Police Commission, Tun Hanif Omar, who had to arm himself with a shot gun to protect himself when he drives out from his house in Kuala Lumpur," he added.
What an indictment!! The former IGP himself has to take security precautions including carrying firearms. Now I'm truly worried. How safe are we really?
posted by The Malaysian. at 8/22/2006 01:40:00 PM
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