Two international groups have joined the chorus of criticism over absence of urgency in implementing the proposals of the Royal Commission on the Police, in light of the most recent allegation of abuse.

Transparency International Malaysian chapter head Param Cumaraswamy said the public has the right to know if the proposals will be implemented or if the report will remain in the government archives to collect dust.

The commission's report, which included 125 recommendations for improved police procedures, was completed in April after being a year in the making. In June, the cabinet set up five sub-committees to study these, but no information has surfaced since then.

Param also ticked off Deputy Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan for planning to act against the person who made the video clip of a naked woman being forced to strip and perform ear-squats at the Petaling Jaya police station.

"Surely Musa (photo) could have at least waited for the outcome of the investigations... before talking about the whistleblower in this case, leave alone charging him," he said in a statement.

He added that Musa's comment was an illustration of the police mindset that is focused on apprehending whistleblowers instead of addressing the substance of an allegation.

"Surely any offence committed by the whistleblower should be of the least concern at this stage," he said.

Urging Musa to apologise for his "irresponsible" and "insensitive" conduct, he said Malaysians need a people-friendly police and not a force feared by the people.

'Uphold human rights'

Human rights group Amnesty International (AI) Malaysia said the commission's recommendations should be implemented to ensure that human rights are upheld.

"The Royal Commission has given us a blueprint for effective reform, including a review of police procedures to ensure human rights are upheld. Now is the time to implement that blueprint," said AI-Malaysia director Josef Roy Benedict in a statement.

Calling the act in the video clip as a "deliberate degradation of women", he said the incident and another recent allegation of abuse reflect a "deeper malaise" within the police force and requires urgent attention.

This has revealed that some police officers fail to respect basic human dignity, while existing police rules and procedures fail to protect the more vulnerable in society - women, children and minority groups, he said.

"Respect for human rights and dignity should lie at the heart of policing," he added.