YOURSAY 'Hanif, your track record shows
that you are already biased against the 428 marchers. How then can you
claim to be independent and fair?'
Check my track record first, Hanif tells critics
Tholu:
Former inspector-general of police (IGP) Hanif Omar, even if we accept
your assertion that you are a credible person and that you have had a
good track record of being neutral in government-established
investigating panels, we cannot accept you as the chairperson of the
panel investigating police brutality during Bersih 3.0 rally.
Firstly,
you had prejudged the issue and made prejudicial statements. Therefore
under the principles of natural justice you have breached the 'rule
against bias'.
Secondly 'justice must not only be done but must
be seen to be done'. So even if you are going to act without bias and
maintain neutrality during the probe, public perception would be that
you will act bias since you have prejudged the issue and made
prejudicial statements.
Further, you were in the police force and
clearly it is a conflict of interest to investigate the enforcement
agency you were in once.
As a learned person in law, you cannot
deny what I said unless you want to be in contempt of the law and the
principles of natural justice.
Muak: Are we so short of talent that we have to reuse has-beens for the panel? What is so great about Hanif Omar's track record?
The
police force was corrupt during his watch. It is still corrupt, if not
worse now. If the people do not trust you to head this panel, please
walk away quietly instead of trying to defend your track record.
FopirateUmnoBN: Hanif, there will always be doubts about your integrity and credibility no matter how you try to justify your appointment.
As
an ex-IGP, would you be expected to expose the wrongdoings of your own
police force? Moreover, you have stated publicly your stand against
Bersih 3.0. It's best you step down and let someone more credible do the
job.
Anonymous #60202292: Hanif, your track
record shows that you are already biased against the 428 (April 28)
marchers. How then can you claim to be independent and fair?
Anomnim:
And your assurance is all we have? Your assurance means nothing when
you have publicly condemned the rally participants even before the
inquiry. It's like asking a vegetarian to judge a meat dish.
Giudice:
Hanif, your track record is irrelevant when you have made a statement
that shows that you are already biased and have prejudged this
particular matter.
The fact that you cannot comprehend this itself proves that you are unsuitable for the panel, much less head it.
Kangaroo:
This has nothing to do with his credentials as Hanif has already made
biased statements - that alone disqualifies him from being part of the
‘independent' panel. As a man having knowledge of the law, he should
know this.
Onyourtoes: Hanif, I am sure you know
what true independence means. Ask the appointing authority to select
from among organisations that represent human rights and civil liberty
to sit in the panel.
Tell the appointing authority that a
corporate senior manager has no business to be in the panel. You should
also tell the appointing authority that the panel shall have its own
terms of reference.
If the appointing authority can't agree with
you, then don't accept the appointment. Among the former IGPs, at least
you stand out, so don't let this panel take away whatever credibility
you have left.
Frankly, one wonders why the need for this panel
in the first place, unless we are all blind to the numerous abuse and
brutality cases that happened all over Kuala Lumpur on April 28.
Do
you think the inquest and RCI (royal commission of inquiry) on Teoh
Beng Hock had solved the problem on that case? This is all part of the
‘wayang kulit', and everybody knows it.
Wira: No
doubt, Hanif, you may have a better track record than most other IGPs.
However, Malaysians don't just need a fair person to head the panel, we
also need someone who is seen to be fair so that the integrity of the
panel is never in doubt.
Your recent comments or outbursts on
Bersih cast doubt on your ability to conduct a fair inquiry. Please
recuse yourself from heading the panel like an honourable judge with
dignity and integrity.
Cantabrigian: Track record is one thing. Public perception and trust is another.
You
can be fair and good in your previous task, but it doesn't mean you
will be good also in this task, especially when you have already made up
your mind on the subject matter even before the investigation has
started.
You mean that the investigation result will be different from your personal view on Bersih 3.0?
Please lah,
no matter how impartial you want to be in this case, you just can't
deny the fact that many fair-minded people will still claim that it is
bias. So, why waste time?
Tekee: We all know Hanif's Operation Lallang track record. Helluva one too!
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