Groups want IPCMC Bill put on hold for additional scrutiny

Several groups have urged the government to postpone its plans to table the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission Bill next week.

Senior Police Officers Association president Sulaiman Yahaya said the bill should be put on hold pending a more detailed study, so as to ensure no disputes would arise once it is implemented.

“Issues related to the Constitution need to be reviewed so that when this is finalised, it becomes a good bill that will benefit the people. “The bill tabled in parliament doesn’t really give justice to the police,” he told a press conference in at the police headquarters in Bukit Aman today. “Without substantial revision to the bill, the IPCMC will fail to ensure proper investigations into police misconduct and to hold abusive officers to account.

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