Sick Justice Syndrome

Maybe I watch too many law and order programs on TV but recent incidents indicate that Malaysia could be suffering from this malaise.

It was quite a shock to read about the judge asking if the police or the AG’s office needed advice on how to proceed with any case after he ruled that they had not provided proper evidence for him to proceed with the trial.

What was equally shocking was that the police gave themselves another bite at the cherry by re-arresting the accused immediately after they were released.

Then there is the case of the student accused of a minor theft who claims that the police stripped and beat him up as if he were a terrorist about to blow up Kuala Lumpur. He had to make a police report before action was taken. It would be more appropriate for the internal affairs team to approach him in such cases that have been reported in the press rather than the other way around.

It has been some months since the Royal Commission’s Report on the Police but it seems that it is gathering moss somewhere.