Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail said they are committed to complying with the Ipoh High Court’s order to reunite Indira with her daughter, Prasana Diksa, and find Riduan.

“Checks are being made, with the immigration department’s cooperation, to confirm the status of (Riduan’s) travel ban,” he said in a statement today.

Khalid’s comments come after the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) yesterday expressed its “utter disappointment” with him for failing to meet Indira during a protest on Saturday to receive a symbolic teddy bear meant for her missing daughter.

Suhakam said Khalid’s absence gave the impression that the police were not committed to enforcing the High Court ruling and upholding their legal and moral duties to reunite Indira with Prasana, who was taken by Riduan in 2008.

Indira had led a march comprising more than 100 people to Bukit Aman on Saturday, urging police to locate Prasana.

They insisted on meeting Khalid the same day. When this did not take place, deputy law and institutional reform minister M Kulasegaran gave an assurance a meeting would be arranged soon.

Khalid emphasised that “every action taken in managing this case has been done with professionalism, transparency and integrity to ensure justice is upheld according to the law”.

“As such, the public is advised not to speculate or spread unverified information that can jeopardise the investigation,” he said.