Set up IPCMC, says Saifuddin
(FMT) – “I don’t think we can blame the opposition. They had no hand in the shooting incidents but we are concerned about strengthening the police force,” Saifuddin told FMT in an exclusive interview.
Umno Supreme Council member Saifuddin Abdullah has supported the establishment of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) to oversee the police force.
The former Temerloh MP voiced his support for the commission as a response to the recent spike in shootings across the country.
He also dismissed former Malacca Chief Minister Ali Rustam’s claims that Pakatan Rakyat’s calls for the Emergency Ordinance (EO) to be repealed had resulted in a high number of shooting cases recently, as criminals were now free to roam the streets.
“I don’t think we can blame the opposition. They had no hand in the shooting incidents but we are concerned about strengthening the police force,” Saifuddin told FMT in an exclusive interview.
“I think we should have established the proposed IPCMC much earlier to improve police policies,” he added.
Saifuddin said it was still not too late to establish the IPCMC and hoped the government would set up the commission.
