Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan's 'lack of understanding and commitment' to the concept of democratic policing has plunged the uniformed body into a crisis of confidence, said an opposition leader.

musa hassan police igp pc 250607 mum "Such a concept is completely alien to Musa ( right ) in his three years as IGP," said DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang in a statement.

"This is why Malaysians, tourists and investors feel even more unsafe now than before he became IGP, losing the two most fundamental human rights in any civilized society - the right to be free from the crime and to be free from the fear of crime," he added.

To bolster his argument, Lim cited the findings of a poll featured on the Home Ministry website to gauge if the public felt safe from crime in the country.

Right from the beginning, he said there had been a sustained 97% of those polled who feel unsafe and 95% who hold that their security is not assured.

'Appoint new IGP'

"As at 9.15 am yesterday morning, 97% of 8,761 of 9,044 respondents felt unsafe while only 1% or 76 respondents felt safe. What an indictment of the utter failure of policing 52 years after Merdeka.

NONE "Out of 8,320 respondents, 94% or 7,861 felt that the government had not done its best to ensure the safety of the people, while only 2% or 162 felt the government had done its best," he added.

On these two results alone, Lim said that any serving IGP should have "resigned in ignominy."

The opposition leader said he had suggested five prerequisites for Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to demonstrate he has the political will to break the back of the problem of endemic crime.

Among others, Lim had urged the premier to appoint a new IGP to provide "new police leadership to create an efficient, incorruptible, professional police service."

In view of this, he said the Parliamentary Roundtable, which is currently underway, is the first step to ensure the arrival of democratic policing in Malaysia.