Guan Eng slams Takiyuddin for dismissal of RCI into police corruption
KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — De facto law minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan has failed in his duty for brushing aside the need for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into claims of corruption within the police force, said Lim Guan Eng.
In a statement today, the DAP secretary-general lambasted Takiyuddin’s reluctance to purge corruption within the police force and said this is indicative of Perikatan Nasional’s administration lack of focus to combat corruption.
“How can this scandal be dealt with internally by the Police Force Commission, when it is chaired by the home minister and members where such criminal acts allegedly occurred?
“This is no longer an internal matter when a former IGP can be susceptible to the extent to be on the payroll of crime syndicates,” Lim said.
“Only an RCI can clean up the police force from such corrupt elements and salvage the reputation of a majority of police officers and personnel not involved in such nefarious activities,” he added.
Lim said should steps not to be taken, it would be akin to the Malay saying of harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi which roughly means that those who are entrusted to protect end up harming those who they were meant to serve.
This follows after IGP Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador’s stunning revelation about an alleged cartel within the police which is seeking to topple him.
Last Sunday, Takiyuddin dismissed the call for an RCI to look into the claims, on the grounds that it is an internal police matter under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs and can be dealt with by the Police Force Commission.
MM Online:
IGP: Everything under control, no need to name ‘cartel’ members
KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — Despite calls by certain quarters, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador today declined to reveal the identities of officers supposedly part of a corrupt cartel within the police force.
Abdul Hamid assured the public that everything is under control following his explosive revelation last week about officers supposedly gunning to unseat him and that he would speak to his Deputy-IGP on how they should address the matter.
“It is all under control, I know who they are and what they are doing.
“And I know that they know, that I know. So it is under control; I just want them to know that what is going on down there is not good for themselves,” he said when quizzed on the identities of the supposed cartel members, during a press conference at Bukit Aman this afternoon.
This after the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) called on Abdul Hamid to name and shame those who are said to be part of the cartel.
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kt notes:
Wakakaka. The IGP has been too big-mouthed and too quick on the draw - he's now in sh*ts with his political bosses for a shameful, embarrassing and unnecessary revelation, whether true or not - I believe not. Now Guan Eng has opportunistically latched onto the PN government for a RCI, wakakaka.
I suspect Bador's original motive was to let his political bosses think he needs an extension to his contract, so as to enable him to deal with the so-called cartel. But Syed Saddiq correctly challenged him to reveal names if his alleged cartel exists - of course it doesn't - the police force itself has itself long existed as a cartel which takes no shit from others.
Padan muka if the Atuk-Balls-Carrier is asked to leave A.S.A.P.
Of course the Cartel exists.
ReplyDeleteOne or more past IGPS were probably already members.
Hanif Omar once stated more than 50% of senior police officers ranked SP and above are living way beyond the means from their legal income.
Where do you think the funds come from ?
Polis Raja Di Malausial
ReplyDeleteLooks like everybody is out to seek riches. Actually it is not a surprise since politicians have shown the way.
ReplyDeleteIt would not surprise me that the MACC is alsi afflicted with the same disease.