The Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC) is free to investigate the Durian Tunggal shooting, where police officers are suspected of killing three men in cold blood.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the IPCC is an independent body and can decide on its own whether to launch any investigations, regardless of whether a complaint was made, including the Durian Tunggal case.

"In this matter, the Home Ministry leaves it fully to the IPCC as...