It is not necessary for PAS to re-state its clear support of all recommendations made by the royal police commission in 2004, party secretary-general Kamarudin Jaffar said today.

"We've always supported the suruhanjaya (Royal Commission to Enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police), its findings and all its recommendations en bloc.

"So, why are we being questioned now? What's worse is that it is coming from an opposition leader. It is such a ridiculous statement.

He said the party supported all recommendations without question.

"We made the decision to support (all the recommendations) even before the protest from within the police force. The party's stand has always been general, not on any particular recommendation."

He was responding to parliamentary Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang's recent remarks implying that PAS was not as firm as other opposition parties in supporting the establishment of a proposed police watchdog.

Baseless claim

Lim had asked if PAS was hoping to win from a favourable swing in police votes which is one of the threats listed on an internal bulletin posted on the official police website.

The special edition contained for the force's grounds for objecting to the formation of the proposed Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC).

"We take exception to his remarks in relation to the reference of where the police votes will go if the IPCMC is set up," said Kamarudin, who is Tumpat MP.

"He (Lim) has no grounds to say that. I don't know why he is saying that now."

Following media coverage of the bulletin, Inspector-General of Police Mohd Bakri Omar denied any act of sabotage and explained that the posting had been inadvertent and that the report was meant for internal circulation.

The deadline to establish the IPCMC, outlined in the commission report, expired yesterday.