Police seek PM's support in curbing role of IPCMC

Alfian Z.M. Tahir Alfian Z.M. Tahir Updated 7 years ago · Published on 2 May 2019 1:56PM · 10 Comments

Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun says a meeting of serving and retired police officers has rejected the idea that the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission take charge of the force's disciplinary cases. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, May 2, 2019.

SENIOR police officers have rejected the suggestion that the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) take charge of disciplinary cases in the force, said the outgoing inspector-general of police.

Mohamad Fuzi Harun said this suggestion was rejected by serving and retired police officers at a recent meeting.

Police have registered their objection through a memo to the Prime Minister’s Office.

“This issue has received the attention from serving as well as retired officers. Many have disagreed with some of the suggestions, including allowing IPCMC to take charge of disciplinary issues.

“In fact we have already sent a letter on this matter to the government.”

Fuzi said the meeting had also decided that the committee will have to meet the prime minister to discuss the matter further.

In August last year, Fuzi said the police will not object to the formation of IPCMC but had submitted several proposals for Pakatan Harapan government to consider.

Fuzi said the force had discussed the matter with Putrajaya, but there were several key issues that must be addressed by the government before setting up the commission.

Human rights advocates have been pushing for the formation of IPCMC for years after several cases of power abuse involving police officers.

Setting up the commission was one of 125 proposals made by a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the police force in 2005.

In May 2018, Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the PH government was in the process of establishing the commission to fulfil a pledges made by PH in its election manifesto.

In March, Fuzi said a task force in the police force was set up to collect feedback on IPCMC. – May 2, 2019.

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  • Looks like a lot of senior police officers (current and retired) are fearful of IPCMC. Why? The answer is pretty obvious, isnt it? Basically its corruption and abuse of power, and these officers are afraid of being found out. The more they disagree, the more reasons for implementing IPCMC.

    Posted 7 years ago by Rupert Lum · Reply

    • Very True Corruption and Abuse of Power. The Malaysian Polis Are Very Powerful for all the Right Reasons the Implementation Of IPCMC Be Given Full Powers. It is the Government Right to Implement and Have a Better Control on Corruptions Abuse Of Power within the Polis Force Of Malaysia. No reason for the Top Polis Officers be with it the IGP to the ACP to the lower Ranking Officers to worry its a fair play for all.

      Posted 7 years ago by Danial Abdullah · Reply

  • These objections are precisely why the IPCMC is needed.

    Posted 7 years ago by Arul Inthirarajah · Reply

    • Totally Agree.

      Posted 7 years ago by Danial Abdullah · Reply

  • Why do they fear the IPCMC?

    Posted 7 years ago by Yoon Kok · Reply

  • Who is running the country - the police or the government? When the government feels that there is a need for the IPCMC to keep discipline in the police force, who are the police to tell the government not to have the IPCMC? WHY? WHY? If the police is clean, it should welcome the IPCMC with open arms and hearts. The government must not bow to the demands of the police not to have the IPCMC. What has the police got to hide? Why has the police not to be accountable for its acts and omissions? The government must be firm and subject the police to scrutiny by the IPCMC. It is for the good of the country. Has the police not got to answer for the disappearance of people; for the Wang Kelian scandal; for mysterious "sudden deaths" in custody; for corruption within the force; for other offences committed by some police personnel? After all, the clean officers have nothing to worry or fear of the IPCMC. The question is, why is the police top brass not willing to subject the wayward officers to scrutiny to keep the police force free of black sheep? The IPCMC will be seeing to it that the police force is trusted and respected by the public. What's wrong with that? The top brass is wrong in trying to protect its officers from being answerable for their acts and omissions. By telling the government not to have the IPCMC it is tantamount to saying that the polie is a law unto itself and it does not need to be policed by the IPCMC. The government has a duty to the rakyat to have a clean and efficient police force, and the IPCMC is badly needed to ensure this.

    Posted 7 years ago by Ravinder Singh · Reply

  • IPCMC will clean the bad image of PDRM, by public perception. PDRM should welcome it to ensure abuse of power and corruption are dealt with affectively. Start a forum and listen to the senior police officers why they objected IPCMC. Lets listen from the horses mouth, if they dare to turn up.

    Posted 7 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • Our polis is supposed to catch the bad guy but who will catch the corrupt polis? Please don't tell us IPCMC will undermine our Agong's sovereignty and threatened Malay right.

    Posted 7 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • If POLICE is CLEAN HIGH INTEGRITY why FEAR IPCMC. We hv to
    Start somewhere to keep Check n Balance Intact.

    Posted 7 years ago by Mindy Singh · Reply