After Ganapathy's death, ex-minister moots using Kwan funds for IPCMC
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Former human resources minister M Kulasegaran has proposed that the government use the National Trust Fund (Kwan) to expedite the establishment of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC).
This is in light of a public uproar over the death of A Ganapathy - who was hospitalised and later died after being in police custody for two weeks.
“If the government can evoke the Emergency Ordinance to make the amendment that allows it to utilise Kwan for the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines, why can't it immediately do the same to set up the IPCMC? How many Malaysians need to...
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