What Can Be Done To Get Igp To Act

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YOURSAY | ‘Cite previous and current IGP for contempt of court instead of arranging a meeting.’
Kula: Indira's case matters to me, 'armchair critic' Naran can help too
Dr Suresh Kumar: Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M Kulasegaran, in 2014, you gave the then-recalcitrant inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar 48 hours to arrest the renegade K Pathmanathan and to hand over Prasana Diksa to her mother, M Indira Gandhi.
You even mentioned a mandamus application to cite the IGP for contempt.
But what did the IGP do? Nothing. He refused to follow the court order, and no action was taken against him.
Then, in 2019, you said your duty in Indira’s case was done because of your position as a federal minister. One would expect that, as a federal minister, you would be emboldened to fight for Indira since you hold power.
Your reason for abandoning her case, that you were no longer her lawyer and that you had constraints as a minister, is both unacceptable and difficult to justify.
Why are you intervening now? Aren’t you a federal deputy minister? You told Indira and her supporters you would arrange a meeting between the IGP and the distraught mother within a couple of weeks. Meeting for what?
Indira and the activists took your words and dispersed. Instead, Indira was humiliated by a senior civil servant, paid by taxpayers, who refused to meet her, as if she were at fault.
The real culprits are the five previous IGPs and the current one, who failed to carry out the court order, thereby disrespecting the courts and the Federal Constitution.
Cite them for contempt of court instead of arranging a meeting; if you fail, resign gracefully.
Remember, you are in a party with 42 MPs who promised to uphold justice and principles.
If you and your party cannot fight for an ordinary mother who has been kicked around like a football for 16 years, there is no point being in government or calling yourselves the people’s representatives, unless your intention is merely to score political brownie points.
After all, some parties have done just that with families of victims by staging public displays that look like respect but feel like shame.
Hassan: Kulasegaran, in 2019, you said you could not help Indira openly anymore because you were a minister. You said you would help “behind the scenes.”
It has been six years since then. Indira is still at square one. So, what “behind the scenes” help did you provide? Either you did nothing, or what you did had zero effect. Either way, you were of no help.
Now you say you will “try” to get the IGP to see her. The IGP is a government servant, yet you speak as if you are securing Indira a precious and rare audience with royalty. Will you beg the IGP? “Tolong lah, tolong datang.” (Please, please come.)
And what would a meeting with the IGP achieve for Indira? So, she can be given excuses and the runaround again? If, as a minister, you cannot even get a government servant to talk to Indira, you are of no use.
Either you are disingenuous and did nothing, or you tried and achieved nothing. Either way, what good are you?
A Sabahan minister resigned in protest over the 40 percent revenue issue. If you have any dignity and any genuine sincerity in helping Indira, you should consider similar action.
Fair Person: Why only target Kulasegaran? He has been the one working tirelessly without fees to bring the case to light. He has said, there are limitations within which he must pursue the matter.
The highest court in the country has ordered the IGP to look for the husband, but the police institution refused to comply.
Even the PM is silent on this case. It’s the deep state that is running the country. Gerakan leader Naran Singh knows this well and he dares not question the IGP's inaction for fear of reprisal, perhaps.
Everyone knows where the husband is, but it’s not Kulasegaran's or Naran's job to apprehend him.
If police don't act, no one can touch him. He is being protected. We can only say that when a court's order is not respected, then we are heading for a failed state.
Kulasegaran has done his part, the government, especially the police, has to do its part.
Pink: It is unfair to assume that all six IGPs did nothing to trace Pathmanathan, also known as Riduan Abdullah.
Malaysia is a large country with jungles, mountains, and vast seas. The distance by air from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu is long; identification can be challenging, and many people may resemble the person being sought.
Kulasegaran works in a different ministry that has no direct involvement in Indira’s case. He is professional enough not to interfere in the work of other ministers.
Consider how Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing was criticised when he barged into an immigration office at KLIA, disregarding Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail’s authority. No government can function effectively if ministers interfere with one another’s responsibilities.
Additionally, our country has two courts, the federal and syariah courts, of equal status. The IGPs were likely in a dilemma about which court to follow.
Disobeying a Syariah Court could provoke strong backlash from the Muslim community, which partly explains the inaction. Amid all this, despite the shortcomings, Kulasegaran should be judged on the totality of his conduct rather than a single public promise. - Mkini

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