Press Statement by Dr. Tan Seng Giaw in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, 21 ^stJune 2009:

Effective review of the Royal Commission of the Royal Malaysian Police

The Home Ministry has set up an interactive portal which highlights crime hot spots and other matters. Hishammuddin wants people to make their views known via the portal; he wants them to write to him or to the newspapers.

DAP National Deputy Chairman and MP for Kepong Dr Tan Seng Giaw Dr Tan Seng Giaw urges the Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein to review the effectiveness in the implementation of the over 90% of the recommendations of the 2005 Royal Commission to Enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysian Police.

HItherto, the IGP has not implemented the remaining 6 or 7% of the recommendations such as the formation of the commission or ombudsman to deal with complaints on the police instead of having such a commssion for all government departments.

Since the Royal Commission Report was announced in 2005, I have repeatedly asked the police about the implementation of the 125 recommendations. Although the police has tried to implement many of these recommendations, it still has to show the people that things are getting better. The incidence of crimes, in particular violent ones, has made the pulic uneasy.

One item which Hishamuddin should look at seriously is the recommendation to increase the police force form 90,000 to 150, 000 in five years. As the number of police who retire is about 2,000 annually, it means that the police has to train more and better police personnel. Is it able to train 5,000 a year properly? The Report recommends training 12,000 recruits per year.

Then the protracted problem of haivng more non-Malays for the force. From the rank of officers, it is easier. For other ranks, it is more difficult.

We need a review of the effectiveness of implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission Report.

* Dr. Tan Seng Giaw, DAP Deputy Chairman & MP for Kepong