Eighty complaints were received by the Ethnic Relations Commission’s (ERC) Investigative Unit over the last year and there were varying degrees of resolution.
This was disclosed by ERC Chairman Shaikh Moeenul Hack during a press conference on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the reconstituting of the body in March last year.
He said that eleven complaints were withdrawn, indicating some disputes could be settled informally; seven investigations concluded, and three cases were closed. Meanwhile, 23 cases are still being investigated. Five cases required police intervention and another 10 were directed to external agencies, ensuring a comprehensive approach to each complaint. Twenty-six cases are awaiting investigation and two have bene resolved through conciliation.
