New role for Agong in police may render him liable for force’s wrongdoings – MP

PARLIAMENT | The proposal for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to be made "honorary commissioner chief of police” would make him liable for the force's wrongdoings in the future, claimed PKR MP Hassan Abdul Karim.

In the event Malaysia’s future government decides to ratify the Rome Statute, Hassan said it was hypothetically possible for the king to be held liable for any major misconduct such as genocide committed by the police, and this may include being summoned by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...