KL keeps mum on new police chief

KL keeps mum on new police chief

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has yet to decide on a successor
for former police chief Abdul Rahim Noor, a minister said on
Thursday, as an opposition leader warned further delays might
affect the moral of the police force.

Rahim, 56, quit on Jan. 8 after a report by the attorney-
general blamed police for injuries suffered by former deputy
premier Anwar Ibrahim under police custody following his arrest
in September.

The case of Anwar, who was sacked on Sept. 2, sparked
international concern when he made his first court appearances
sporting a black eye. Anwar was charged with 10 counts of
corruption and sexual misconduct, all of which he dismissed as
part of a political conspiracy.

The government last week set up an independent inquiry
commission to look into Anwar's injuries, after police
investigations failed to identify the officers responsible.
The four-men panel, comprising a former attorney-general, two
retired judges and a doctor, is to start work on Feb. 22 and
plans to make its findings public.