Community leader and social commentator Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam has appealed to the government to provide enough funds to ensure full surveillance at all Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) interrogation rooms.
He called for the installation of closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) in such rooms and suggested that windows at MACC premises be covered.
There should also be an immediate retraining of interrogation officers on the standard operating procedures, he said when commenting on the death of Selangor Customs assistant director Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed, whose body was found on a badminton court of the MACC office here on Wednesday.
“The government could win wide public support if it quickly decides to accede to the request of about 75 non-governmental organisation to set up a commission of inquiry, royal or otherwise, to find the truth behind this incident,” he said in a statement Friday.
Navaratnam, a former chairman of the MACC panel on prevention and consultations, disagreed with calls for MACC chief Datuk Seri Abu Kassim Mohamed to resign in the wake of the incident.
“Instead, we should give him full support to set matters straight at MACC as soon as possible,” said Navaratnam, suggesting that the MACC should be fully revamped to meet rising expectations of the public for a more efficient and effective service.
Meanwhile, MCA Central Committee member Loh Seng Kok said a careful review was required on how MACC officials conducted the questioning process, if their interrogation methods were deemed harsh.
He wanted the MACC to ensure the safety of witnesses called for questioning.
“Measures must be taken to strengthen and improve the design and construction of MACC office buildings such as installing iron grilles on the glass windows to prevent fatal incidents,” he said in a statement.
Source: Bernama
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