Police today confirmed that they have identified the culprit who video recorded on a mobile phone the woman who was forced to perform ear-squats in the nude in the now infamous incident at the Petaling Jaya police contingent headquarters.

"We have completed the investigation. Now we are waiting (an order). We have identified (the culprit)," Deputy Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan told reporters in Kuala Lumpur today.

Asked how many police personnel were involved in the incident, he said: "I cannot tell you now. Wait for the (investigation) results."

He was also tightlipped over whether any action would be taken against the culprit.

The video clip sparked a huge controversy and drew flak from several quarters. This led the government to form an independent commission.

There were five terms of reference for the five-member commission including determining the identity of the woman seen in the video clip and investigating police standard operating procedures.

However, determining the identity of the person who took the video recording was not one of their terms. It was left to the police to decide whether to carry out an investigation and to take any further action.

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During its inquiry conducted in December, Lance Corporal Mohd Suhaimi Nordin told the commission that his colleague constable Dzulfatah Saari had shown him the clip.

Dzulfatah however denied that he had done so and that Suhaimi was 'victimising' him.

The commission, led by former chief justice Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah, later identified the woman was a local Malay, contrary to wide speculation that she was a Chinese national.

The inquiry concluded on Dec 16 after 16 witnesses were called to provide their testimonies. To date, no one has been prosecuted over the scandal though the vernacular China Press - the first newspaper to break the story - has been forced to release two of its top editors for erroneously reporting that the victim was a Chinese national

The commission's report was submitted to the King as well as Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Monday.

On Wednesday, the government decided to make the report a public document. Copies of the report will be sold at the Internal Security Ministry from next Monday.

Meanwhile, Musa said police would decide in two weeks which recommendations made by the commission in its report would be implemented.

Yesterday, press reports had quoted him as saying that police would adopt the proposals accordingly.