LETTER | Proham would like to offer its expertise to ensure that the proposed commission is effective.
| The Society for the Promotion of Human Rights welcomes the assurance from the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador that the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission will serve both “The IGP is on point when he says that he will support efforts to improve the image of the police, their welfare and effectiveness while at the same time ensuring that the public feels protected by the police.
There has been resistance that the proposed IPCMC will not only have investigation powers but issue disciplinary measures and recommendations if the investigations reveal misconduct, abuse of power and/or corruption. Furthermore, although the first draft bill of 2005 by the Royal Commission did provide that the IPCMC will have the last word on discipline.
The powers of the IPCMC must include receiving complaints from the public regarding alleged police misconduct, to decide whether to investigate a complaint on its own or with other agencies and initiate an investigation on its own even without receipt of a complaint.
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