Yoursay: Criminal cases are not solved through win-win situations

YOURSAY | ‘The police force must carry out their duties without fear or favour.’

Forget 'happy ending' and do your job - Indira's lawyers tell IGP

Vijay47: The irony or tragedy if you wish, is that the present and previous inspector-general of police (IGP), the highest position in the Malaysian police force, are individuals who don’t inspire public confidence.

It is astounding that this IGP operates on the philosophy that in the execution of his duties, concern should be lavished on the criminal and that the lawbreaker somehow also manages to harvest fruit from his offence.

Slumdog: IGP Abdul Hamid Bador, your personal interest to locate kindergarten teacher Indira Gandhi's ex-husband and return her daughter, Prasana Diksa, to her has surprisingly not produced any results to date.

Do you remember your promise to return fugitive Jho Low by the end of December 2019? What’s happened there?

You and your predecessor have not located either of them for many years, so your promise not to allow the case to drag further is unconvincing.

You have the licence to talk big when you deliver on your promises.

Ace: Given our understanding of this IGP's concept of a "win-win" situation, henceforth, he will probably treat robbers this way.

If a bank robber runs off with RM5 million, will he be offered amnesty if he returns the money and as a "win-win", he can also keep RM500,000?

FairMind: Going by the IGP’s logic, former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak and his former deputy and now Umno chief, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, also deserve a "happy ending", are they not?

Quigonbond: To rub salt on the wound, the IGP said “there are many ways to interpret” the court order. It means he has been in talks with the father.

And his intention is to play politics instead of being an enforcer. The man is clearly in contempt of court and should be cited for contempt.

Rick Teo: Indeed, your job as the IGP is to enforce the Federal Court ruling. You are to trace and bring back Indira’s daughter from her husband.

Nobody asked you to be a mediator and create a happy ending.

Cogito Ergo Sum: The IGP does not seem to understand the law. His function as a top police officer is to obey the law and serve the public.

By ignoring a court order, the IGP is setting an example for the rest of the police force.

His attitude to the court order is shameful for one who is supposed to uphold the law. This is nothing short of a dereliction of duty and contempt.

Rupert16: When a crime has been committed, is it the police and the IGP’s job to create a happy ending for the perpetrator and his victim?

Dr Suresh Kumar: Don't we have laws in this country? If the IGP can't honour a court's order then what kind of confidence the people will have on him?

Why do we have courts then? If this happens to your child, will you have the same view?

Anonymous_1543475877: Recall the Maria Hertog case in Singapore. The judge was going to return a child who was converted to Islam to her rightful Christian mother. When the news broke, Malay Muslims ran amok and killed 18 people, all non-Muslims.

The IGP is telling us this can happen here, which is a very similar case. The problem is religion.

On The Other Hand: Do Malay Muslims feel they have the right to unilaterally convert to Islam the children of other parents?

Anonymous_1378093545: To hell with raising this kind of fear. What is the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) for?

Just follow the court order. We will face what comes - don't frighten us with Maria Hertogh case.

Annonnymous 080: The very failure of the PDRM at all levels to enforce a Federal Court order is an indication that it has lost the trust of people.

So far three IGPs have failed to enforce the order and this indicates the deep state PDRM is in. What and why is the Pakatan Harapan government silent on this issue?

Time for a total revamp of PDRM at all levels.

For a Better Malaysia: What result can possibly come out of a crime of kidnapping and breaking the law? I cannot understand this “happy ending” and “win-win situation”.

Dharma: This is why we need an impartial commission to supervise the police. The police need to understand that they are here to enforce the law and carry out the orders given to them.

They don't have the power to interpret the law or create “happy endings”.

Cicak Boy: This mind-boggling from an IGP. Is he speaking as a Muslim or a public servant?

Is the happy ending he is talking about is the one where the child is now an adult in Islam and cannot be returned to a non-Muslim mother?

This will cause non-Muslims to further question the commitment of Muslim government servants in protecting rights of non-Muslims where they conflict with Islam.

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