IGP's contract due next month, expected to be extended for the third time! ;)

DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang has challenged Prime Minister Najib Razak to call a referendum on whether Inspector General of Police Musa Hassan's contract should be extended.

Lim said in a statement today, having a referendum among Malaysians or among the 2,000 top police officers from assistant superintendent upwards, would prove that an overwhelming majority have lost confidence in the police chief and  will definitely vote for a new IGP.

Though Home Minister Hishamuddin Hussein has been tightlipped on the matter, there is heavy speculation that the top cop's contract, due to end next month, will be extended for the third time.

"When Musa's extension of service was announced on Sept 3 2009, the media quoted former Selangor Police Chief Yahya Udin  as saying that the one-year extension should be sufficient for Musa to complete his "unfinished business".