Since the police have submitted their own proposals to make the IPCMC fairer to them, it is only fair that these proposals be made public too

On Don't sabotage IPCMC, police chief told

HJ Angus: Since the police have submitted their own proposals to make the IPCMC fairer to them, it is only fair that these proposals also be made public so that the people can "advise" the AG's officers how to proceed.

Did anyone check if some mysterious sleeping disease has overcome the whole department? After all, the public did pay good money for the royal commission report and we should also be informed of proposed changes.

SH Huang: The IGP should openly support the IPCMC. He said that his officers are against the setting up of the commission. What is wrong with the IPCMC? After all, the royal commission, after much deliberation, has made the recommendation to set up the IPCMC. And again, mind you, it was initiated by the PM himself! Of course, the appeal mechanism for the police should be in place - like citizens, the police too have the right to appeal.

However, the issue of appeal should not be used as an excuse to reject the proposal as a whole. Because of one item, we should not reject outright the whole issue of setting up the IPCMC.

Regarding corruption among officers of whatever rank, the IGP must accept the fact that junior officers may be reluctant to report about their superiors upon whom they depend for promotion! Could he guarantee that junior officers will not be blacklisted by their superiors?

On Set up truth commissions to probe 'dark past'

Ah Chong: I ditto this. I have said it here in letters and Vox Populi that there is a need to right the wrongs of the previous administration. Investigations need to be carried out so that those who have robbed, squandered or plundered the nation and our public coffers can be brought to justice. There has been many allegations in the last 12 months from AP abuse to Sabah illegal immigrants and now the injustice in the judiciary. Now even MPs Zaid and Shahrir are calling for the same thing. A truth commission will be most welcomed.

PM Abdullah will not be able to free himself from the shackles of the previous administration if he does not bring to justice those who have wronged the nation. He must do what is right before God and man.

On BSA Tahir is still in our custody: Najib

Ibnu Hakeem: How can BSA Tahir still be a threat to national security when the nuclear centrifuge parts caper is over and done with since 2003? All the shipments were confiscated and Scope has also been shut down.

Tahir is also a foreigner - a Sri Lankan national. We can always deport him. How can he be a threat to the country after he has been deported?

Just like Abdullah Ahmad Badawi frequently says, 'Saya tak tahu', Scomi too has relied on the excuse that they were misled by Tahir and that it did not know the purpose, or the destination, of the centrifuge parts.

However, if Tahir is free, he may release information which may burst this 'Saya tak tahu' balloon and be potentially embarrassing to Scomi, Kamaluddin Abdullah and also Abdullah himself. There is no honour among...

On Hisham vs Ong - it's getting personal

MO8: There was a war of words between the education minister and the deputy higher education minister regarding the "missing school funds" meant for Chinese schools. The crux of the problem is whether the allegation is true. That is the question that should be addressed. To reprimand the higher education deputy minister is barking up the wrong tree. Undoubtedly, there is a point concerning the non-interference of the two ministries.

Of course, any boss will like to protect his officers. But if a criminal act had/has been committed, then he should not try to protect them. The best thing to do is to investigate. Will he? If there is no truth, then say so - after checking the facts. Before doing that, he could not give a blanket denial.

The question of being a "hero" for the Chinese does not arise, and should not arise. The problem could have involved a national school or a national-type Tamil school. In this case, it happened to be a Chinese school. It does not matter what type of school is involved. The only criterion is whether "embezzlement" of funds did, or did not, occur. That is the question.

On Computer analysis reveals poll irregularities

KSN: I understand that India has successfully used an electronic system of voting during the last few elections with no room for cheating and that an agent in United Kingdom holds the franchise to introduce and market it to other countries. I heard rumours that the agent concerned had approached our Election Commission and that he did not receive any response. May be this system with no room to manouevre does not meet with the "requirements" of vested interests to accommodate their "requests". Why not our Election Commission contact the election authorities in India for details, i.e. if we wish to conduct voting with no room for cheating and hanky panky.

On BN MP: Pak Lah has failed

Arbee: The no 1 problem Pak Lah lacks is political support and he, being a politician (and this is true for most politicians), would give self-preservation his first priority. So he maintains the status quo - and he will say the time is not right for his promises. The next problem for him, and everyone else, is when is the right time to introduce the reforms?

He (Pak Lah) should go for broke and forget about political support, forget about self preservation, and proceed with his promises he made to the rakyat. This way he will be remembered as Pak Lah the Father of the Rakyat and not "the father-in-law of Khairy" as now being touted amongst the rakyat.

On We got gov't contracts fair and square

BOLH: How could it be 'fair and square' when everyone knows that the company is owned by the son of the prime minister?