The opposition coalition highlighted several of its weaknesses, namely a lack of investigative powers and that it did not provide for a disciplinary body.

It also required the home minister to approve the appointment of its secretary, PH said, unlike the current Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC).

It said IPCC commissioners could also be removed at any time. It was also weaker than the EAIC.

“For these reasons, PH does not support the IPCC bill,” it said in a statement after the bill was passed through a voice vote.

The statement was issued by PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu, DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook and Upko president Wilfred Madius Tangau.

Under the bill, the commission will be authorised to handle matters related to complaints and carry out investigations into alleged misconduct. It would also advise the government on matters related to integrity in the police force.

It was introduced in 2020 to replace the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) bill that had been tabled in Parliament by the PH government in 2019. The decision to replace the bill was made by the Cabinet after the change of government in March 2020.

PH, however, said it would back the much-awaited anti-hopping bill that is due to be tabled on Wednesday.