KOTA KINABALU: Sabah police think that the proposed Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) Bill is worth supporting, but with conditions.
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah said they agreed with Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador to support the Bill but that the select committee should amend some terms and improve various conditions in it.
He also described some sections in the proposed Bill as being draconian, unfair to policemen and not practising the separation of powers. He said the IPCMC Bill, however, says the accused must answer all questions putting him at risk of being jailed up to two years or fined up to RM10,000.Omar also pointed out that in the IPCMC Bill, the committee can receive complaints, conduct their investigations before charging or penalising a suspect by themselves.He said all these matters should be taken into account and fine-tuned before the Bill is tabled in Parliament.
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