Friday, May 07, 2021

Special Branch used as political tool because its directors allowed it, claims ex-IGP

MM Online:


Former IGP Tan Sri Musa Hassan was quoted as saying that its directors often executed orders from politicians by bypassing protocol. ― Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — Former inspector-general of police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan has blamed political interference in the force on complicit senior police officers who let key divisions be used for personal objectives, Sinar Harian reported today.

Pointing to the Special Branch, the force’s intelligence department, Musa was quoted as saying that its directors often executed orders from politicians by bypassing protocol.

“Typically ministers cannot use police institutions (Special Branch) or any departments for personal interests. It happens if its directors allow it,” he told the Malay tabloid.

“If the director of that department had given the order without the knowledge of the IGP that is illegal. Every step of an operation must be notified to and have the consent of the IGP,” he added.

The most recent former IGP Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador alleged last week that Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin had used his position to dictate who would lead the Special Branch.

Hamid claimed Hamzah had wanted to use the division for his own political gains, and that the home minister had also been meddling with some of its operations, although he gave no details.

Shortly after, Musa said publicly that political interference in the force had happened even during his tenure. He detailed examples of alleged political meddling that happened in the interview with Sinar Harian, and claimed to have objected to them.

“Among the political interference that took place was the dissolution of the marine division on the excuse that the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency had already existed,” he was quoted as saying.

“Other than that is the (instruction to) transfer anti-narcotic enforcement power to the National Anti-Drugs Agency, but I disallowed it. In general, there were many instructions that were illegal that I firmly opposed,” he added.

Hamid’s revelation came amid his hastened replacement. He was the Special Branch director during Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s tenure as prime minister.

He was believed to have been replaced for his involvement in the investigation into the 1MDB scandal against the latter, but later reinstalled as IGP by the Pakatan Harapan government.

In his outgoing press conference as police chief, he made various allegations against the sitting government, including that he would reveal the name of a prominent figure with a “Datuk Seri” title for alleged abuse of power.

In a brief statement to Astro Awani, Hamid alleged that the person abused his power by using a police department, believed to be the Special Branch, for his own political purposes.

However, Hamid did not specify when the disclosure would be made.

5 comments:

  1. Parti P3 (Pejuang Pejuang Pencen) Tentera, Polis dll) bergabung lah boleh tarik banyak undi. Saya sokong sepenuh penuh nya.

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  2. In a democracy with properly functioning rule of law, the two different situations must be treated very differently
    a) Groups or individuals using or supporting violence and criminal activity against the Constitutional government
    b) Lawful political activity, including criticisms and political activity to replace the current government via Constitutional process.

    Monitoring and countering (a) is a legitimate use of Police resources ,
    Monitoring and countering (b)using Police resources is not only illegitimate, it should be made illegal for a Civil Servant , including the Police to engage in it.

    There should be a law making it illegal subject to sacking and prosecution.

    The original sin, I suppose, was started by the Brits.
    British Malaya was not a democracy, and on top of that there was a Communist insurgency going on.
    The then Special Branch involved itself in both actions against the insurgency and peaceful critics of the Colonial government.

    And the Alliance , then BN government has continued the practice since then, using and misusing the Special Branch.

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    1. Wakakakakakaka…

      "In a democracy with properly functioning rule of law"

      !!!??

      Many types of democracies there!

      All clobes/offsprings/deviants of drmoNcracy.

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    2. I'm well aware you are a Fanboy of the authoritarian system where The Communist Party is THE LAW.

      Fuck Communism !

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    3. Wakakakaka…

      Likewise!

      & I haven't used any lies &/or twisted his-stories to dispute all yr katak-ised farts.

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