COMMENT | Recent events have again highlighted the need for the original Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) to be set up and given the necessary teeth to probe and punish police misbehaviour.

Two and half months after an assault on a deaf e-hailing driver by a police escort of Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim (the video has gone viral) it is surprising and disappointing that no action has been taken against the perpetrator.

Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain, hours after the press conference by the driver and his lawyer, revealed the police escort had faced disciplinary action within the force, without specifying what was the nature of the action.

On top of that, he told Malay daily Berita Harian that the officer was investigated under the Penal Code. The IGP had said on June 5 that the investigation papers had been forwarded to the Attorney-General’s Chambers the day before for further action. So why the delay?