JUNE 14 — The impunity of police brutality in the United States has led to perhaps the biggest and most sustained public protest there so far in support of African-Americans and those who have been victimised.
Reflecting on this pivotal time while also transposing the situation to Malaysia proves difficult, as the situation is less extreme here — although no less dire. Politicians ranked last with only 44 per cent trust, and journalists, sad to say, ranked fifth last with 66 per cent.For the majority of the aughts, the public’s reference of the police was drawn from , the action drama series directed by Yusof Haslam shown in state broadcast channels TV1 and TV2, which spawned three films.
In April, a police inspector claimed trial for raping and molesting two Mongolian women in Petaling Jaya. Last month after arresting former radio personality Patrick Teoh and bringing him all the way from Petaling Jaya to Johor Baru, the Johor police admitted to trying to extend Teoh’s remand to compel him to give up his online passwords. Teoh will be charged today for allegedly insulting the Johor crown prince.
Mooted since 2004, the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission is still not a reality, due to resistance and reluctance of the police themselves.Who can forget the impact of 2018’sdirected by Nam Ron? Its honest portrayal of corruption and power abuse was simultaneously inspiring and depressing to watch.