Nothing more than 'paper tiger' - Bar Council on IPCC bill

Published: Jun 29, 2022 9:52 AM | Updated: Jun 29, 2022 1:31 PM

The Malaysian Bar Council today likened the Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC) bill to a “paper tiger”.

Its president Karen Cheah Yee Lynn alleged that the IPCC bill failed to live up to the collective expectations of a more transparent and better-regulated police force.

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