(Malaysiakini) The Inspector-General's Standing Orders (IGSO) will take on a "substantially new" form once it is approved by the Home Ministry, Deputy Home Minister Abu Seman Yusop says.
The special panel set up to monitor the investigation into the fatal shooting of teenager Aminulrasyid Amzah, he said, has finalised its recommendations for improving the IGSO.
"This is pending approval by the higher-ups. The special panel discussed the matter at length to evaluate and ensure that a more comprehensive IGSO is in place," Abu Seman (left) told a press conference in Putrajaya today, after chairing the final meeting of the panel.
Aminulrasyid, 15, was fatally shot in Section 11, Shah Alam ,on April 25. In connection with the case, a police corporal, Jenain Subi, 48, has been charged with manslaughter under Section 304 of the Penal Code.
Abu Seman said the panel was now in the process of "polishing" up its report before presenting it to Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein within this month.
The details of the recommendations could not be disclosed at the moment, he said, but noted that the panel had defined step-by-step how police should operate from their arrival at the scene of a crime to the possibility of having to use force and firearms.
The panel felt the existing IGSO was incomplete and needed improvements, which was why some of the standard police operating procedures practised by the forces in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as the United Nations' basic principles on the use of force and firearms 1990, had been adopted.
The special panel set up to monitor the investigation into the fatal shooting of teenager Aminulrasyid Amzah, he said, has finalised its recommendations for improving the IGSO.
"This is pending approval by the higher-ups. The special panel discussed the matter at length to evaluate and ensure that a more comprehensive IGSO is in place," Abu Seman (left) told a press conference in Putrajaya today, after chairing the final meeting of the panel.Aminulrasyid, 15, was fatally shot in Section 11, Shah Alam ,on April 25. In connection with the case, a police corporal, Jenain Subi, 48, has been charged with manslaughter under Section 304 of the Penal Code.
Abu Seman said the panel was now in the process of "polishing" up its report before presenting it to Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein within this month.
The details of the recommendations could not be disclosed at the moment, he said, but noted that the panel had defined step-by-step how police should operate from their arrival at the scene of a crime to the possibility of having to use force and firearms.The panel felt the existing IGSO was incomplete and needed improvements, which was why some of the standard police operating procedures practised by the forces in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as the United Nations' basic principles on the use of force and firearms 1990, had been adopted.
Police probe 'fair and transparent'
On the police investigations into Aminulrasyid's shooting, Abu Seman said the panel was satisfied that it had been fair and transparent.
"The panel found that the police did not hide any facts or statements over the course of their investigations," he said, declining to elaborate further in view of the ongoing court case involving the alleged shooter.
The special panel was convened in May this year, following public outcry over Aminulrasyid's (left) shooting death by the police.
Abu Seman had said earlier that the current IGSO, drawn up in 2003, was limited as it only dealt with the use of firearms.
He had said then that the panel was recommending that other aspects such as verbal directives, techniques for providing cover, the use of spray equipment, handcuffs, taser guns and batons be also included in the IGSO.
"The panel found that the police did not hide any facts or statements over the course of their investigations," he said, declining to elaborate further in view of the ongoing court case involving the alleged shooter.
The special panel was convened in May this year, following public outcry over Aminulrasyid's (left) shooting death by the police.Abu Seman had said earlier that the current IGSO, drawn up in 2003, was limited as it only dealt with the use of firearms.
He had said then that the panel was recommending that other aspects such as verbal directives, techniques for providing cover, the use of spray equipment, handcuffs, taser guns and batons be also included in the IGSO.
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