Outgoing IGP Fuzi Harun says a memo was sent to the PMO stating this and other objections.
Both serving and retired police personnel do not want the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission to oversee police disciplinary cases, said the outgoing Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun.
Fuzi, who is set to retire on Saturday, said this was among several objections raised by police members during a recent meeting, and a letter detailing the objections has been sent to the Prime Minister’s Office., the top cop added they are looking to meet Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad personally to present their objections.
“The matter was discussed in the emergency meeting recently, in light of several decisions. We initially agreed to the implementation of the IPCMC, but to which there is a lot of opposition of late.
The IPCMC has long been called for to address integrity issues with the police following complaints, including cases of custodial deaths.by then police chief Mohd Bakri Omar in 2006, with the latter saying the powers of the SPP, as the disciplinary body, should be maintained.the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission, or EAIC, instead of an IPCMC.Harapan, under Item 20 of its election manifesto, had promised to implement the IPCMC within its first term.
Following the formation of the new government, Fuzi said last August that the police acceptted the possible formation of the IPCMC, as long as its
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