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MAY 2 Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador’s recent call that the Police Force Commission (SPP) should not be chaired by a ‘Minister’ to prevent any political interference is a timely one. It appears from the newspaper article that there may have been interference in the management of the police force in the form of appointments of CPOs, Bukit Aman directors and IGP. His proposal to have a non-politician as SPP chairman is a wise call - as he so succinctly put it “If a minister chairs the SPP, political elements will seep into the commission.”
PETALING JAYA: A request to hold a special parliamentary session on the Emergency proclamation has been rejected by Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
She said the recently gazetted Emergency Ordinance states that Parliament can only convene when it is decided by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. As such, the chances of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to call for a Parliament meeting in the near time, or to cancel the Emergency proclamation and Ordinance, is very slim. Therefore, with all due respect, I reject and disagree with the request for my agreement on the said issue, as stated in YB Pontian s letter dated Jan 18,2021, said Azalina in her letter to Pontian Umno lawmaker Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.