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Tuesday, 20 May 2008 10:57pm |
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Sun (Used by permission)
by Husna Yusop
KUALA LUMPUR (May 20, 2008): The government has decided to withdraw the Special
Complaints Commission (SCC) Bill 2007 which was tabled for first reading in
Parliament last Dec 13, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said in a
written reply today.
He told Teresa Kok (DAP-Seputeh) who asked whether the government will set up
the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) as suggested
by the Royal Commission.
Last year, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri
Abdul Aziz said the cabinet has decided to postpone to March this year the
tabling of the bill for second reading in the Dewan Rakyat.
The decision was made to give sufficient time to MPs to read and understand the
Bill but many quarters had voiced disappointment over the absence of
consultation with the public on the contents of the bill.
The Bill was drawn up following recommendations by a 16-member commission to
enhance the operations and management of the police force chaired by former
Chief Justice Tan Sri Dzaiddin Abdullah.
However, Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur) had said the SCC was totally different
from the proposed IPCMC as it was weak and flawed and Amnesty International
Malaysia said it lacks independence and powers to check and balance.
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