Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Ombudsman panel to check public services

Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, Minister in Prime Minister Department, disclosed that a body to watch over the enforcement agencies is being drafted. The body will be named Ombudsman, any complaints from the public against the enforcement agencies like police, custom, immigration, road transport, land and survey and others even the ministers can be directed to it. He said the government will push hard to make it pass through the parliament. The idea is very good in theory, but will it wotk in practice? I doubt it very much. The reason is very simple, who dare to face the consequences by stepping forward to lodge a complaint against one of the above mentioned enforcement agencies? Will they be protected from being harassed after doing so? please be real .

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