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Kedah Gerakan condemns police suspect in rape case in Sabah

Cheah Soon Hai: Establishing IPCMC is a must

 
 

Press statement by

Kedah Gerakan State Chairman

Dr Cheah Soon Hai

5 August 2013

 
 

Referring to the case where a high ranking police officer suspect was detained for raping an underage 13 year old girl in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah has brought, Kedah Gerakan State Chairman Dr Cheah Soon Hai to express his regret and condemned the act.

 
 

Dr Cheah who is also Gerakan's Central Bureau on Environment, Safety and Quality of Life Chairman pointed out previous cases where police personals are involved in criminal acts are not uncommon to the people. Therefore, with the government discussing to establish a new replacement EO law, other vital factors must be discussed to prevent abuse of power from happening.

 
 

"These preventative laws will cause plenty of power abuse cases. While it is undeniable that there are many good police personals, even a small amount numbering 0.5% of bad apples will cause a lot of damage, lowering the public confidence towards the force. Therefore, I hope that a new law can be established to fight crime effectively while at the same time all investigations to be done in a transparent and fair manner to prevent the police from abusing the law."

 
 

Dr Cheah added that while the number of police personals required additions, it must also be guaranteed that they will not seek to abuse their power. Establishing the IPCMC is a must although the government said that the EAIC can replace the IPCMC's role. This is because up until this day, we do not know how the EAIC operates, who are its chairman and members. In order to recover the public confidence, the IPCMC must be set up.