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IGP: IPCMC can probe me, I’m not scared!
JERANTUT: Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said he is not afraid to face investigation by the upcoming Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC), if there was a report against him. Hamid said that like any
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IPCMC: IGP not exempted from investigations
KUALA LUMPUR: No police personnel including the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) will be exempted from investigations by the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC), the Dewan Rakyat was told. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohamed Hanipa Maidin
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Ramkarpal: Positive, encouraging feedback on IPCMC public hearing
KOTA KINABALU: The feedback received during the fourth and final session of a public hearing on the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) Bill held here today has been positive and encouraging. Ramkarpal Singh, chairman of the Parliamentary Special
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Is the IPCMC a discriminatory provision against the police?
The IPCMC, the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission, is intended to be a non-police, (“civilian”) institution focused on effectively handling complaints of misconduct of police officers. Today, at a meeting, I heard a retired senior police officer say that
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The reason I’m exasperated over the IPCMC bill
It has been reported that Liew Vui Keong, the de facto Law Minister, said the first round of briefings and consultations with stakeholders about the Independent Police Complaints of Misconduct (IPCMC) Bill, tabled in Parliament on 18 July, have been
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Will Malaysia’s IPCMC be like Northern Ireland’s Ombudsman?
Previously, I discussed the Hong Kong Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). In Hong Kong, the police conduct their own investigations of complaints about them. The IPCC observes and vets the investigations. Half the Hong Kong public do not believe the
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How similar will IPCMC be with Hong Kong’s IPCC?
Lately, while reviewing the Independent Police Complaints of Misconduct (IPCMC) Bill tabled in the Malaysian Parliament on 18 July, I have often recalled two things IGP Datuk Seri Hamid Bador said. In October 2015, in his open letter to “the
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IPCMC Bill still subject to change
PUTRAJAYA: The Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) Bill, which is set to be tabled for its second reading in the next Parliament sitting in October, is still open to changes, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong
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Why don’t Malaysians complain about one of every six cops?
In England and Wales, in 2017, the public complained about 1 of every 6 cops. For convenience, I will (wrongly) refer to the two states as “UK.” Please feel free to scroll down to “Three observations and some concluding thoughts.”
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Friday’s IPCMC Bill offers a short-changed, face-lifted EAIC
Over the weekend I read the Independent Police Complaints of Misconduct Bill which was tabled in Parliament on Friday. The Bill has the acronym IPCMC, thus allowing it to be mistaken for the IPCMC proposed in 2005 by the Royal
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