Yap Swee Seng, a representative with rights group Forum Asia, raised doubts the commission will be fully independent because it could be funded and controlled within the ASEAN Secretariat.

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"We weren't going to raise something that wasn't fully funded, " says the ABRY partner.

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Even with the fee raise, the goal of being fully funded is wishful thinking.

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The key word is commitments, as neither fund is yet fully funded with cash.

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