I would like to suggest that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has every right to dismiss outright the Suhakam report which Kim Quek in his letter, "After Suhakam, all eyes on the judiciary" (Sept 3), suggests came out after "grueling examination of numerous witnesses including many police officers over a period of four months."

He might be right there. But he should realise that all this evidence or testimony was obtained in the comforts of air-conditioned rooms without the threat of personal injury or harm.

When I consider the quality of information that can be had through the methods employed by the police and the quality of information that the Suhakam commissioners would have been entertained to I cannot but support the contention and dismissal by the IGP of the Suhakam report.

It is not about truthfulness, fair play or justice. It is purely about a report that the Suhakam commissioners have prepared based on examination of evidence and testimony that was laid before them. The police, quite obviously cannot just act on information that they obtain under those circumstances.

They are more accustomed to act on information that they obtain through the application of their "brutal" methods, which is how they have kept themselves one above the enemies of the state.

My conclusion is that based on what he is accustomed to and what information he is accustomed to act upon, the IGP is justified in dismissing the Suhakam report which we all know has been based on information gathered employing methods that just won't work with the police.

If Suhakam is really serious about its role maybe it ought to try again. This time use methods that the police employ. That is the kind of report that the police and the prime minister will understand or respect. That is also what the IGP and the prime minister is really trying to tell Suhakam anyway!