“We are not resisting the IPCMC. In fact, we are in the midst of preparing a proposal to the relevant authorities with our own suggestions.
“It’s just that there are some concerns from my subordinate officers that need to be resolved before we can proceed,” he said after attending a conference on human rights with Suhakam here today.
He said one of the officers’ concerns regarding the IPCMC was about their rights while on the job.
“We cannot have our rights sidelined while we are carrying out our enforcement. We hope the government will consider our rights,” he added.
The IPCMC was among the recommendations made by a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into police reforms chaired by former chief justice Dzaiddin Abdullah in 2004.
It was intended to provide an appropriate external check and balance for the police. However, the government did not act on the suggestion which was contained in the RCI report issued in 2005.
The Malaysian Bar has been pushing for the IPCMC to be set up, but the police have objected to it on grounds that the police force should not be singled out for action resulting from public complaints.
Fuzi added that the police had not stopped investigating the disappearances of Pastor Raymond Koh, Perlis activist Amri Che Mat and Pastor Joshua Hilmy and his wife Ruth.
“Some reporters asked me if there was a need to open a new IP (investigation paper) for them. But I see no need to do so.
“The current IP under Section 365 of Penal Code for abduction was opened some time ago,” he said, adding that the police were doing their best to locate the missing individuals.
Koh, 63, was abducted from his car by a group of more than 10 men in a convoy of vehicles on Feb 13 last year, while Amri has been missing since Nov 24, 2016.
Joshua and Ruth, meanwhile, were last seen on Nov 30, 2016.
Suhakam is currently conducting a public inquiry into their disappearances, to determine if their cases were enforced or involuntary disappearances as defined under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
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