royal commission of police

by now you would have read in some online news and also at jeff’s screenshot about the appointment of the royal comission of police.

the chairman is former CJ tun mohamed dzaiddin who said that he was very happy and honoured to be elected. well, not only him but several other members too had described their appointment as an honour. the rest of the members are:

1. Tun Salleh Abas, former Lord President and now a Terengganu Exco
2. Tan Sri Azizan Zainal Abidin, Chairman, Petronas,
3. Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, Vice Chairman, Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation
4. Tan Sri Zaki Tun Azmi, Partner, M/s Rashid & Lee cum Umno legal adviser
5. Tunku Aziz Tunku Ibrahim, President, Transparency International Malaysia
6. Datuk Seri Lim Ah Lek, former MCA vice president
7. Datuk Dr Muhammad Rais Abdul Karim, former DG of MAMPU
8. Datin Paduka Zaleha Zahari, Shah Alam High Court Justice
9. Datuk Michael Yeoh, CEO Asian Strategic and Leadership Institute (Asli)
10. Datuk A. Kadir Jasin, Editor-in-Chief, Berita Publishing
11. Datuk Kamila Ibrahim, President, Malaysian Muslim Women Consultative Council
president cum Exco member, Wanita Umno
12. Kuthubul Zaman Bukhari, Chairman, Bar Council
13. Dr Denison Jayasooria, Executive Director, Yayasan Strategik Sosial (YSS)
14. Ivy Josiah, Executive Director, Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO)

it’s good to note that ivy josiah, who is the executive director or women’s aid organisation as one of the members. however, what is missing is at least a member from one of the rights group, like suaram or hakam, as after all they are the one who usually highlight police wrongdoings. well, suaran coordinator, s. arutchelvan questioned this appointments. he also stated that there is no transparency in the appointments.

what do you think of the appointment? who do you think should not be in, and who do you think should be in? most important of all, hopefully this royal commission will function effectively and independantly.

updated: the full name of this commissiion is ‘Special Commission to Enhance the Operations and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police’. via bernama.