Wrong to have politicians as Suhakam commissioners, says MP

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GEORGE TOWN: An MP has criticised the appointment of active politicians as human rights commissioners, saying the appointment of new members of Suhakam was the worst in the history of the human rights commission.

Klang MP Charles Santiago said political appointments would water down the public’s trust in Suhakam.

“I’m not against politicians becoming commissioners, but they must at least have a record of commitment on human rights issues,” he said.

“Political party operatives would carry certain biases and you would not want to go against your boss. What kind of judgments would they make?”


He urged Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to rescind the appointments of those who were politically active and replace them with people who were neutral.

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