While the prime minister, in his then capacity as opposition leader, initially wanted to set up an overarching agency to monitor all enforcement agencies, the then-government decided to establish one agency specifically to probe errant police personnel, said Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

He said this during a press conference at the official launch of the Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC), Police, Friends and Collaborators programme, known as IPFC in Dewan Merdeka, World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur today.

Also present was...