KUALA LUMPUR: Since its establishment, the Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC) has resolved four out of eight investigation papers.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the IPCC has successfully opened eight investigation papers, and four of them have been resolved.
He added that while the IPCC is empowered to investigate and recommend punishment, there are also complaints that the commission must forward to the MACC due to corruption elements, or to the police for complaints of serious crimes.
He was responding to a question by MP Khoo Poay Tiong (PH-Kota Melaka) in Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Feb 17) about the achievements of the IPCC since its establishment until the end of 2024.
The IPCC was started in 2020 with the Independent Police Conduct Commission Act 2022 enforced on July 1, 2023.Saifuddin also said that the commission has developed a complaint management and operations system (Sistem Pengurusan Aduan dan Siasatan) (SPEACS).“If there are no obstacles, we will launch it next month,” he said.
This allows complaints to be reported directly through the system, he said, and the platform will provide real-time updates via a complaint status tracking system.He also added that he has resolved the backlog of police disciplinary cases by the Integrity Department.
“Before I joined, cases were pending for 6 to 7 years without resolution.
“During the time that the police officers are subjected to disciplinary cases, they could not get promotions or attend training; that was already a punishment for 6 to 7 years,” he said in response to a supplementary question from Dr Abd Ghani Ahmad (PN - Jerlun).
He said he reviewed the issues and found that there were not enough legal officers to resolve the cases.After more officers were hired, the cases were able to be resolved more quickly.
