COMMENT | Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Abdul Hamid Bador has about a week or so left in office. He was appointed as the nation’s top cop for a two-year term on May 4, 2019. Hence, his last day as IGP should be next Monday, May 3.

But is Hamid retiring as scheduled? So far, all is quiet. What is interesting is that no successor has been named, even at this late hour. There is no speculation too.

What we have only heard was a quiet call from Parti Pejuang Tanahair for Hamid to be retained in the top post. The party felt there should not be a change of any senior police officers, including the IGP, during an emergency.

I can agree with that. These are not normal times and I believe that a change in the top gun of such a huge and important security organisation as the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is not only unwise but also unnecessary. So too with other big government agencies such as the Armed Forces or Immigration Department.

However, following normal convention, it is...