The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government today tabled the new Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC), a replacement to the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) which was previously mooted by Pakatan Harapan.

A comparison between the two bills shows that the IPCC is significantly depowered compared to the IPCMC.

One key difference is that the IPCC can't take any action against errant police officers. Instead, action must be referred to...