Newly-minted inspector-general of police Mohamad Fuzi Harun has given his commitment to tackling deaths in police custody and corruption in the force.

"Yes, definitely. I will look into them seriously," he said when met in Cyberjaya.

While acknowledging the expectation from the public and the civil society, Fuzi urged them to give him some time to iron out his priorities.

"You have to be fair to me, this is my second day in office. I will be looking into all areas," he said.

"I'm fully aware of the demands. We are definitely looking forward to doing whatever necessary to clear whatever issues people on the streets have. I will be proactive on all these issues.

"You have to give me time on this, not so long. I will spell out my priorities," said the former Special Branch chief.

This came after Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM) called on Fuzi to improve the accountability of the force, especially on deaths in custody, torture and ill-treatment of those in detention, as reported by Free Malaysia Today.

Fuzi, however, said some of the issues faced by the force were due to budget constraints.

"We have called on the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) to do the validation and we are working together on certain recommendations. But part of the recommendation was not due to our problem because some of the constraints like CCTV (was caused by) budget," he said.

On the call to resolve pastor Raymond Koh's abduction on Feb 13, Fuzi said the investigation was still ongoing.

"We will check if new things come up," he added.

Before his appointment as Special Branch chief, Fuzi had previously held the Bukit Aman management director and acting deputy IGP posts.

Asked whether he would open a Twitter account like his predecessor Khalid Abu Bakar, he gave a positive response.

"Yeah, maybe my (former) boss is better than me, but I will rectify. I need to enhance my capability in handling these matters. You don't have to worry about that," Fuzi added.

Khalid, who is active on Twitter, had even ordered his officers to probe netizens via social media during his tenure as the top cop, and was criticised for stifling freedom of speech.