YOURSAY ‘The IGP is unfit to helm such a key position in the police force.’

Tholu: Police chief Khalid Abu Bakar, of course, we do not expect you to be concerned with what others say regarding your decision to adopt a 'middle path' and we are also not so naïve to think that you would be the least worried by the people urging the authorities to hold you in contempt of court.

Your boss, Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, is clearly protecting you from any legal liabilities related to the execution of your duties by deflecting questions about your illegal conduct.

IGP (inspector-general of police), by your acts and by the protection you get from the top government leaders, you have now exceeded the powers of the royalty in terms of legal immunity, since even the Malay rulers can be sued in court for acts in their personal capacity, albeit in a special court.

And don't you argue that your decisions and actions are in your official capacity because discarding the relevant law and acting on your own whims and fancies can never qualify as acting on an official capacity.

Anonymous #33227154: The police is responsible to uphold and obey the civil law. This has always been the case. Isn't the IGP clear about this? What is the confusion?

This IGP is not fit to lead the police and should be removed immediately. What is our PM doing about this? Now even our police are blatantly disobeying the laws of the country and shirk their responsibilities. Can the country sink lower?

Turvy: I confess, I do feel a little sorry for this man. His metaphors reflect his dilemma. Taking the “middle path”, being “sandwiched”, and people “lambasting” him.

The truth is that the system is so corrupted that good people like him are diverted from their true vocation and duties. The overall corruption makes them uncertain about the expectations of their role in their appointed position.

They want to do what is right but cannot because, imposed on them are the requirements of race and religion and spurious loyalty to politicians who they suspect always hold their lifeline to good salaries and a pension after that.

I pity him. I blame those who have made him thus!

Ian2003: Someone should file a contempt of court order on the IGP. He should not only be removed from his post but imprisoned as well.

Magnus: This is the natural result of the constitutional crisis in 1988 by the then chief executive in cooperation with then paramount head of state when the chief executive emasculated in one fell swoop the independence of the judiciary and got rid of Malaysia's constitutional separation of powers.

I suggest you ask the sacked chief justice Salleh Abas to explain it all if you still do not understand why the current symptoms are all coming home to roost as a direct result of that fatal attack on the independence and impartiality of the judiciary and its ability to administer and enforce a fair/just rule of law.

I think the IGP is illustrating that fatal malaise on all sorts of systemic due processes, so perhaps you should consider rewarding him instead of attacking him.

Awakened: When I was managing a big group in a factory, generally we can classify the employees into three categories.

The first type is the best - full of initiative, understand what you want and perform better than expectation. The second type are the ones you need to tell them what to do, they do realise their weakness and mistakes when told and willing to change and be trained to be better workers.

The third type is one who no matter how you tell him, he refuses to acknowledge his weakness. Normally, after a few attempts of trying to change, if he still does not realise it and change, we will show him the door.

The IGP falls under this third category. Even after many people have told him his mistake, he still can’t see it and remain adamant. He is the type who must be written off.

Dood: Just imagine if one of us ordinary citizens had the gall to say that we are taking the "middle road" and refuse to follow any court order instructing us to act on something.

You can bet we wouldn't be walking free after we did that.

LKT: I said it before and I will say it again. This IGP is unfit to helm such a key position in the police force. He is openly displaying his contempt of the High Court and he is thumping his nose to the constitution of Malaysia.

His failure to be an impartial and independent enforcer of the laws of the land is most treacherous. What a disgraceful betrayal of the uniform he is wearing as well as his oath of office.

He is in complete and total contempt of the court order and should be arrested and put in jail.

Ksn: Indeed, I am still waiting for a response from the chief justice and the judiciary about this open defiance of a court order.

Anonymous #45527285: IGP, one of the police duties under Section 20 of the Police Act 1967 is to execute any orders of summons, subpoenas, warrants, etc, legally issued by the courts.

You have read law and you should have known this well. Giving you the benefit of doubt, maybe your legal officers in D5, CID (Criminal Investigation Department) may have misled you.

There is no harm in admitting a mistake and take the necessary corrective action. That will make you a magnanimous person. The decisions and directives of the High Court are lawful orders and must be complied with.

Whether there will arise a conflict between the civil courts and syariah courts orders should not be a concern of the police. That conflict, if at all arises, should be settled in the relevant courts by the parties concerned.

It is not for the police to get confused and I do not see any confusion. The orders from the civil courts are crystal clear. Obey them to show that the police are duty bound to uphold the rule of law.

Ex-PJ: Are you awake, PM Najib Razak? A crisis is brewing or is it time to renew the RM1 chicken campaign?

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