The report by the Royal police commission should be posted on the Internet to make it accessible to police personnel and other interested parties, said Parliamentary Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang today.

He added that few Malaysians, including ministers and parliamentarians, have seen, let alone read, the 607-page report, which was made public on May 16.

In his speech at a roundtable dialogue on the report in Penang yesterday, he said similar reports and findings of inquiries in other countries are easily available on the Internet.

"There can be no reason whether policy or technological as to why the Malaysian Police Royal Commission report could not be posted immediately on the Internet," he said.

"In fact, failure to do so is an adverse reflection on the Information Communication Technology expertise and commitment of the nation, making a mockery of the hypes about the Multimedia Super Corridor."

The veteran DAP leader said civil society groups and his party are willing to help in posting the report on the Internet if the commission faces difficulty in doing this.

DAP is willing to host the report on its website if a 'home' could not be found for it, he said.

The report was submitted to the King and the prime minister on April 29. It was drawn up by a team of commissioners headed by former Chief Justice Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah.

The commission took 18 months to compile complaints collected nationwide and formulate125 recommendations to improve the police force.

Topping the list were allegations of corruption and abuse of power. This led the commission to call for greater scrutiny of police personnel via regular asset declarations and even the use of a lie detector if the need arises.

Critical areas

The media also gave prominent coverage to one particular allegation that a senior police had declared his assets to be around RM34 million, but that no action was taken.

Lim said it was regrettable that, a month after the submission of the report (to the King and PM), government and police leaders have failed to address the three core areas which the commission regarded as critical - to keep the crime rate low, eradicate corruption and uphold human rights.

"Government, police, public and media attention on the RM34 million cop should not be at the expense of the even more important agenda to endorse and implement the commission's 'zero tolerance for corruption concept and to effect institutional changes to remove opportunities for corruption and eradicate the systematic and even syndicated corruption in the Malaysian police," he said.

He pointed out that the commission's proposal for the establishment of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission is an important recommendation and that the body should be established by Parliament when it meets on June 20.

The opposition leader said he will seek a meeting with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to discuss the report and how the Parliament could debate it.