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THREE custodial deaths among Malaysians in the last 40 days in our prisons, all ethnic Indians. Much chatter has been generated from this recent spate of deaths, including from prominent persons, organisations and civil society groups and of course the public.
Lawmakers such as Lim Kit Siang and Kasthuri Patto, the Malaysian Bar and the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission – the right and proper authority to investigate and report – which has said it would, and a number of civil societies have all weighed in on this.
Then we have the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) established by Parliament in 2000. Whether Suhakam is a toothless tiger in these matters is anybody’s guess, as there was a news report dated January 22 about a lawyer for a custodial death victim who claimed Suhakam has no legal power to probe custodial deaths.
Fight back against the cartel culture One of 14 individual linked with ‘Nicky Gang’ – Bernama
The news in early April this year regarding the existence of a cartel/syndicate that had been monopolising government procurement contracts is yet again a grim reminder of how deeply rooted the culture of corruption is in our society.
The modus operandi of the cartel was to deploy some 150 companies under its control as cover for submitting tender bids to ministries and agencies.
In other words, the sheer number of companies submitting the bids gave the illusion of unrelated bidders.
At the same time, the tactic of submitting differential price tags but approximating the “ceiling price” (maximum price the ministry or agency was willing to pay) was aimed at “cornering the market”, i.e., pricing out their competitors.
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Bar has called for an immediate and independent investigation and inquest into the death of A. Ganapathy in police custody.
The Bar also reiterated their call for an Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) and Coroner s Act. This is a matter of great public concern and warrants the highest priority. A thorough and transparent investigation must be conducted in order to uncover the facts surrounding his death, Malaysian Bar president AG Kalidas said in a statement on Saturday (May 1).
Kalidas added that in times like these, the need for the formation of the IPCMC to act as an external and independent civilian oversight body to investigate complaints about police personnel, cannot be overstated.
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