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PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has lodged a police report following the fiasco that ensued after he highlighted the issue of egg imports from ...

"I’m ready to cooperate with the police and I will reveal all the evidence that I have," said Dr Wee during a press conference in Parliament on Thursday (March 16) morning. "I gave him three days to lodge the report but since he failed to do so, I lodged a report myself as promised," he said in a Facebook video on Thursday (March 23). The MCA president said that he lodge a report on the matter at the Cheras police headquarters at 1am on March 22.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has been urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt the legislation of the judicial overhaul, the Ynet news site reports.

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In an open letter to residents in her force's area, Pippa Mills promises to "root out corruption".

In an open letter to residents, Chief Constable Mills described the findings as "beyond unacceptable" and wanted to "reassure residents" that action was being taken. In the review, Baroness Casey said a "boys' club" culture was rife and the force could be dismantled if it does not improve. A police chief has described a damning report of the Metropolitan Police as "appalling" and has maintained action has been taken in her force.

London police has a high percentage of firearms officers, a source of toxic, macho culture.

[over half of Londoners](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/metropolitan-police-public-trust-sadiq-khan-cressida-dick-b1000778.html) perceive the Met as a reliable institution, trust in the police has eroded nationwide. [currently sits at 8.1%](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2022/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2022), compared to a general [population rate of 18.3%](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/ethnicity/bulletins/ethnicgroupenglandandwales/census2021#ethnic-groups-in-england-and-wales). And [research from the US](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33574207/) finds inconclusive evidence of the effectiveness of diversity drives in decreasing police violence towards ethnic minorities. Central to the drive to diversify policing is the belief that officers belonging to minority groups can help [build bridges between police and communities](https://www.justice.gov/file/1437336/download). Of those at chief inspector rank or above, [5.5% belong to a minority ethnic group](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2022/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2022). It also has the highest percentage of firearms operations and the highest number of [firearms officers](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-use-of-firearms-statistics-england-and-wales-april-2021-to-march-2022/police-use-of-firearms-statistics-england-and-wales-april-2021-to-march-2022). Policing needs to change so that it attracts the right people for the job, and can show the public that they are deserving of their trust. [most ethnically diverse workforce](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2022/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2022), with 16.7% of officers identifying as originating from an ethnic minority background. But the Casey report should serve as a warning sign to other forces that they too need to rid themselves of all and any institutional sexism and racism. And in senior leadership, [40% of chief constables are now female](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/09/record-40-per-cent-chief-constables-now-women-amid-anti-misogyny), a nearly five-fold increase since 2019. Other forces fare a little better in comparison, with West Yorkshire police having [42% of its workforce as female](https://www.heforshe.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/86176-heforshe-annual-report-22_0.pdf), one of the highest in the country. [Research suggests](https://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/id/eprint/29783) that women are more likely to use transformational leadership techniques in the workplace, such as cooperation and consultation with the workforce, which can help foster an inclusive environment.

Baroness Casey's report found the Metropolitan Police to be institutionally racist, homophobic and misogynist. But it didn't consider the force's treatment ...

Another said: “When I was reporting to the police, they took my report as a woman and it was really weird to me, the whole experience, because of that. We all deserve better than this.” I couldn’t really explain, like anyone I spoke to I didn’t feel I could be honest about the impact it had on me because the impact it had on me was so linked to me being visibly gender non-conforming.” Anti-LGBTQ+ abuse charity Galop was set up in 1982 to oppose homophobia in the Met Police. That just puts people off reporting even more.” [trans](https://www.thepinknews.com/topic/trans/) people are even approaching the police…

Discrimination faced by disabled staff within the Metropolitan police has become “baked into the system”, a review of the force's culture and standards has ...

It is run and owned by disabled journalist John Pring and has been from its launch in April 2009. “I don’t know what it will take to change. “We do have a culture of bullying… He mentioned disabled people only in passing in his letter and not in relation to the discrimination faced by his disabled staff that was exposed by the review. She said there was a “thread” of disablism throughout the report, in the reports of discrimination, bullying, employment tribunals, grievances and “the appalling language used to describe disabled people”, which showed it had become “so much a part of the fabric”. [a letter responding to the Casey report](https://www.met.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/media/downloads/met/about-us/baroness-casey-review/update-march-2023/commissioner-letter-to-baroness-casey.pdf) (PDF), the Met’s commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, said it was “a powerful and persuasive call for urgent, deep rooted and long-lasting change”. She said: “All forms of discrimination, abuse, bias and prejudice need to be called out and addressed if the Met are serious about rooting out the predators and abusers that are hiding in plain sight.” “I am disappointed that the review hasn’t gone more thoroughly into this aspect of discrimination, but I hope that the report now opens up a chance to look into and investigate disability discrimination and [other forms of discrimination not mentioned in the report].” It said the review matched its own findings, that disablism and issues relating to disablism “are not prioritised and there is no dedicated work being done in the MPS on this, with insufficient data to ensure these issues are addressed”. The report says the number of employment tribunal claims brought by disabled people was “striking” and that the force “has not shown sufficient curiosity as to why this apparent pattern has emerged, and what if anything they could learn from it”, which was “a source of frustration” to disabled people working in the Met. An autistic detective in the Met who was bullied out of her dream job by the “toxic and discriminatory” actions of her managers told Disability News Service this week that she believed the Met was a disablist institution. Discrimination faced by disabled staff within the Metropolitan police has become “baked into the system”, a review of the force’s culture and standards has found.

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has amended the quantum of damages from RM1.5mil to RM630,000 which had been awarded to the families of three youths – one a ...

The case was sent back to the High Court for damages assessment. A three-judge panel chaired by Justice Azizah Nawawi made the adjustment after allowing parts of the appeal by the prosecution in the case. Dissatisfied with the amount, the families appealed to the High Court for a reassessment and on June 30, 2021, the court awarded the RM1.5mil total compensation. They named the Shah Alam district police chief, the Selangor police chief, the Inspector-General of Police and the government of Malaysia as respondents. However, on Sept 1, 2016, the Court of Appeal overturned the ruling and found the police liable. In the decision, the panel set aside RM100,000 in general damages for each family and substituted it with RM10,000 each for bereavement damages.

Memphis residents are calling out police for taking their vehicles before they've even been charged with a crime.

That’s enough,” [said Davis](https://memphiscrime.org/memphis-crime-commission-and-the-greater-memphis-chamber-co-host-crime-forum/) [ in 2021](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/us/memphis-police-vehicle-seizures-forfeiture.html). [Cerelyn Davis, the Memphis Police Chief, championed asset forfeiture as a way to cut back on reckless driving and drag racing.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/us/memphis-police-vehicle-seizures-forfeiture.html) “Take the car. [Civil asset forfeiture laws allow police to “seize — and then keep or sell — any property that is allegedly involved in a crime or illegal activity.”](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/civil_forfeiture) [Ooh. And while some people whose cars were taken were later convicted of a crime, many were not and had to pay fees to get their property back. [told the New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/us/memphis-police-vehicle-seizures-forfeiture.html) that Memphis police seized his truck after accusing him of trying to [“solicit a prostitute.”](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/us/memphis-police-vehicle-seizures-forfeiture.html) The charges were dropped, but police kept his truck and work tools impounded for six weeks before he could get his items returned in exchange for a $750 fee. [To get your vehicle back, you have to prove your innocence, as opposed to the government having the burden of proving your guilt.](https://ij.org/report/policing-for-profit-3/?state=TN) If you can’t prove your claim and post a bond for your things within 30 days, [you automatically forfeit your property to the police.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/us/memphis-police-vehicle-seizures-forfeiture.html) [For example, in Tennessee, 100% of the funds generated from “seized” property go to law enforcement.](https://ij.org/report/policing-for-profit-3/?state=TN) But for Memphis, Tennessee, [more than 700 vehicles were seized by police](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/us/memphis-police-vehicle-seizures-forfeiture.html), according to reporting from the New York Times. stunning.New Amazon Fire TVs](https://www.amazon.com/b/?asc_campaign=InlineMobile&asc_refurl=https://www.theroot.com/why-are-police-seizing-peoples-cars-on-memphis-1850258810&asc_source=&ie=UTF8&node=8521791011&tag=kinjarootpromo-20) [residents at the mercy of police who can legally seize their possessions without ever charging them with a crime, it wouldn’t always be without merit.](https://www.theroot.com/does-a-new-supreme-court-ruling-mean-police-can-no-long-1832790192) Of all the excuses for running late to work, “the cops took my car” likely won’t get you very far.