Ayob Khan fielding questions from reporters. – Photo by Galileo Petingi
KUCHING (June 6): Members of the public can now report misconduct by police personnel, including senior officers, directly to the Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC), said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.
He revealed that several integrity-related cases involving senior police officers holding the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner (SAC) and above are currently under the IPCC’s scrutiny following complaints received from the public.
He urged complainants to channel such matters directly to the independent commission.
“In the past, people may have thought that if they made a report against the police, the investigation would be carried out by the police themselves.
“Now there is another option, and that is through the IPCC,” he told reporters after launching a book on integrity at Pustaka Negeri Sarawak here on Saturday.
Ayob Khan added that police personnel should no longer assume they are monitored only by the internal Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS), noting that external oversight mechanisms are also in place.
“Let us not think that just because we have JIPS as an internal body, we are safe. Now there is another external agency monitoring and ensuring action is taken against any misconduct,” he said.
Speaking at the event, he called on the empowerment of integrity in government departments and agencies, starting from the top leadership, including the police.
He also stressed that there should be no double standards in enforcement, warning that unequal treatment would erode public trust in the government.
Also present at the event were Sarawak Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah, former Sarawak CP Datuk Mohd Yusoff Jaafar, and the book’s author Leonard Sabu.
