It was Squatgate that triggers the setting up of Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) that would review public complaints involving police actions. The special panel to be set up was recommended by the Royal Commission to Enhance the Operations and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police (RCEOMRMF).
The Prime Minister said the Attorney-General’s chambers has been directed to study the draft Bill on setting up the commission as outlined by the Royal Commission in its report which was made public in May last year. “We want the independent commission to be set up as soon as possible, once the A-G’s chambers has presented its legal views.
The Prime Minister also direct the police to make periodical announcements on the implementations of the Royal Commission’s recommendations so that the public would be kept up to date on the progress.
Well, the Royal Commission does not mention that the Police cannot cut the hair and bald the heads of offenders.
So, on 30th January, the 2nd day of the Chinese New Year, a group of elderly friends who were enjoying a game of mahjong ended up being shaven bald. The reason – police raided a coffee shop where they were enjoying a game of mahjong. The men aged between 31 and 69, were arrested, hauled into a police truck and taken to the district police headquarters. They were picked up for being allegedly involved in illegal gambling.
The gamblermen claimed that while in the lock-up, police personnel shaved their heads after they were forced to strip to their underwear. They also claimed that they were released at 6.30pm the next day.
Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Noor Hakim said it was normal lock-up procedure to shave a detainee's head. “We were just following the lock-up rules which states that “rambut mesti di potong pendek-pendek” (hair must be cut short), ACP Mohd Noor said adding that police would continue with this procedure.
Coffeeshop owner Chi Kong Eng, one of those arrested, said when he stepped out of his shop just after 12am, he saw a group of plainclothes policemen alighting from a police truck and two patrol cars near the entrance. “They rushed in, rounded us up and bound us in chains before ordering us to get inside the truck. The next thing I knew, a policeman was shaving my head,” Chi said. The oldest person in the group, Chen Kin See, 69, said the mahjong game was an annual gathering among childhood friends during the new year. “What threat are we to them when we were just having a game peacefully,” he asked. Chen also pointed out that they used plastic chips instead of money when playing. Hoh said that police treated the men as though they were hardcore criminals. “It was just friends and neighbours having a private gathering,” he said.
The lock-up rules which states that “rambut mesti di potong pendek-pendek” - the police decide that it should be more than "Pendek" - it should be "Botak".
The Prime Minister also direct the police to make periodical announcements on the implementations of the Royal Commission’s recommendations so that the public would be kept up to date on the progress.
Well, the Royal Commission does not mention that the Police cannot cut the hair and bald the heads of offenders.
So, on 30th January, the 2nd day of the Chinese New Year, a group of elderly friends who were enjoying a game of mahjong ended up being shaven bald. The reason – police raided a coffee shop where they were enjoying a game of mahjong. The men aged between 31 and 69, were arrested, hauled into a police truck and taken to the district police headquarters. They were picked up for being allegedly involved in illegal gambling.The gamblermen claimed that while in the lock-up, police personnel shaved their heads after they were forced to strip to their underwear. They also claimed that they were released at 6.30pm the next day.
Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Noor Hakim said it was normal lock-up procedure to shave a detainee's head. “We were just following the lock-up rules which states that “rambut mesti di potong pendek-pendek” (hair must be cut short), ACP Mohd Noor said adding that police would continue with this procedure.
Coffeeshop owner Chi Kong Eng, one of those arrested, said when he stepped out of his shop just after 12am, he saw a group of plainclothes policemen alighting from a police truck and two patrol cars near the entrance. “They rushed in, rounded us up and bound us in chains before ordering us to get inside the truck. The next thing I knew, a policeman was shaving my head,” Chi said. The oldest person in the group, Chen Kin See, 69, said the mahjong game was an annual gathering among childhood friends during the new year. “What threat are we to them when we were just having a game peacefully,” he asked. Chen also pointed out that they used plastic chips instead of money when playing. Hoh said that police treated the men as though they were hardcore criminals. “It was just friends and neighbours having a private gathering,” he said.
The lock-up rules which states that “rambut mesti di potong pendek-pendek” - the police decide that it should be more than "Pendek" - it should be "Botak".
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