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| What the public told the police commission |
| May 18, 05 4:34pm |
A retired police officer alleged that corruption was rampant within the police force (PDRM). He claimed that many officers has assets several times over their known income. According to the complainant, it was common knowledge that a particular senior officer made an asset declaration amounting to RM 34 million and he was surprised that no action was seen to have been taken.
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| Commission slams police force as corrupt, abusive |
| May 16, 05 6:03am |
A special commission into the police force has recommended sweeping reforms to eliminate corruption and human rights abuses and called for a draconian security law to be amended.
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| An independent watchdog on the police force |
| May 16, 05 7:58pm | Claudia Theophilus |
The Royal Commission to Enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police has recommended the formation of an independent agency to oversee public complaints against the police.
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| Commission: Preventive laws undesirable |
| May 16, 05 5:01pm | Claudia Theophilus |
The Royal Commission to Enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysian Police has recommended a review of the Police Act 1967, Internal Security Act 1960, Dangerous Drugs Act (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985 and Criminal Procedure Code.
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| Of concert tickets and police corruption |
| May 16, 05 5:02pm | Nurul Nazirin |
After their urine tested positive for drug abuse, three suspects being held at a police station were told to purchase tickets worth RM200 for a police concert if they wanted the opportunity to post bail.
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| The cops who give PDRM a bad name |
| May 18, 05 11:31am | Claudia Theophilus |
Bribe-taking, soliciting for ang pows or duit kopi, swapping urine samples, party to falsifying motor insurance claims, and recycling drugs, money and property logged as police evidence.
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| Report: Rank-and-file cops more prone to graft |
| May 17, 05 4:19pm | Claudia Theophilus |
Rank and file police personnel are largely ignorant of what constitutes corrupt practice, revealed the Royal Commission to Enhance the Operations and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police.
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| Remove racial bias in the force, says commission |
| May 18, 05 11:47am | Claudia Theophilus |
The police force must be racially representative to ensure proper observance and handling of ethnic sensitivities, the Royal Commission to Enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has recommended.
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| Police should outsource some tasks |
| May 18, 05 1:50pm | Claudia Theophilus |
The police force must outsource non-core policing, mainly administrative functions, to civilian professionals instead of under-utilising uniformed personnel who could be redeployed to crime-busting jobs.
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What others say |
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| Police commission could have done more |
| May 17, 05 7:15pm | Adriana Nordin Manan |
The Royal Police Commission’ report has not done enough to focus on the gravest forms of human rights violations associated with the police force, such as deaths in custody and by trigger-happy police officers, said a vocal lawyer today.
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| 'Walk the talk' on police graft, Abdullah told |
| Nov 30, 04 13:55 PM |
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi must show his detractors that he is fully in charge. And he must do it in the next few months, otherwise there will be trouble, says ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim in an interview with malaysiakini.
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| Abim wants religious unit in police force |
| May 17, 05 12:53pm |
The Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (Abim) has suggested the creation of a religious unit in the police force in order to reduce disciplinary problems among personnel and reinforce positive attitudes and moral standards.
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