RCI into cops cartel needed since MACC won’t act, says Guan Eng
Lim Guan Eng says an alleged cartel in the police force cannot be considered an ‘internal matter’.
PETALING JAYA: DAP has called for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into a cartel of “dirty” cops, saying this is necessary because the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has refused to act on the matter.
In a statement, the party’s secretary-general, Lim Guan Eng, said an RCI was needed to get to the root of the problem and “clean up the force”.
Recently, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Abdul Hamid Bador revealed that a group of younger police officers had formed a cartel to topple him and dominate the force for their personal benefit.
Subsequently, MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki was reported to have said the anti-graft agency had no intention to probe the “cartel” scandal as it was a problem among the police and should be resolved internally.
Lim said Azam’s rationale against initiating a probe was “perverted and preposterous”.
“Corruption is not an internal problem to be resolved internally but a crime that must be resolved publicly in courts.
“Azam should know the international best practices against corruption require an independent body to investigate and act, not an internal inquiry that would tend to minimise or cover up wrongdoing,” he said.
Going by Azam’s logic, Lim said, there would be no need for MACC to investigate and arrest police officers for corruption since it could be resolved internally.
“What are the circumstances that make it an internal matter and who decides whether it can be resolved internally?” he asked.
Lim accused MACC of abdicating its duties as stipulated under Section 7 of the MACC Act 2009, and said its refusal to investigate Hamid’s claims would affect its credibility.
In a statement, the party’s secretary-general, Lim Guan Eng, said an RCI was needed to get to the root of the problem and “clean up the force”.
Recently, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Abdul Hamid Bador revealed that a group of younger police officers had formed a cartel to topple him and dominate the force for their personal benefit.
Subsequently, MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki was reported to have said the anti-graft agency had no intention to probe the “cartel” scandal as it was a problem among the police and should be resolved internally.
Lim said Azam’s rationale against initiating a probe was “perverted and preposterous”.
“Corruption is not an internal problem to be resolved internally but a crime that must be resolved publicly in courts.
“Azam should know the international best practices against corruption require an independent body to investigate and act, not an internal inquiry that would tend to minimise or cover up wrongdoing,” he said.
Going by Azam’s logic, Lim said, there would be no need for MACC to investigate and arrest police officers for corruption since it could be resolved internally.
“What are the circumstances that make it an internal matter and who decides whether it can be resolved internally?” he asked.
Lim accused MACC of abdicating its duties as stipulated under Section 7 of the MACC Act 2009, and said its refusal to investigate Hamid’s claims would affect its credibility.
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kt notes:
In this particular case, don't blame the MACC. It's not acting on the issue because it has been the IGP's kerbau all along. That's why the MACC chief commissioner has to 'give face' to the IGP by saying it has "no intention to probe the “cartel” scandal as it was a problem among the police and should be resolved internally."
I bet Guan Eng also know WTF is going on, but being the 'trouble-making' pollie like his dad, he just has to (needlessly) char koay teow the matter to show his constituency he's 'working', wakakaka.
RCI for bungalow case, undersea tunnel?
ReplyDeleteGuanee for sure want to ketuk MACC because they investigate him so long and unfairly and in the end got AG to charge him for ridiculous crimes.
ReplyDeleteIf Guanee really did ask for a 3.3 million bribe for a 6.3 billion project then he really isn't a Chinese but a stoopid Malay-sian....ha ha ha. And the offence was supposedly committed sometime over a period of SIX YEARS? This is a catch-all charge because who can provide an alibi for SIX YEARS.
On the second charge....even stoopider...the project won't be completed until 2026 at the earliest, and the "crime" was supposedly committed by Guanee in 2011, so what Chinaman will wait 15 YEARS to get his share of the profits, and everybody knows the project won't turn a profit until long after completion.....maybe....
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Charge 1
On the first count, Lim is charged with using his position as the Penang Chief Minister then, for gratification amounting RM3.3 million, as an inducement for helping a company belonging to Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli to secure the undersea tunnel project, valued at RM6.3 billion.
The offence was allegedly committed between January 2011 and August 2017 at the Penang Chief Minister’s Office, 28th Floor, KOMTAR, Georgetown, Penang, under Section 23 (1) of the MACC Act which carries an imprisonment for up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the gratification or RM10,000, whichever is higher, if found guilty.
Charge 2
On the second, Lim, in his capacity as the Chief Minister of Penang is accused of having solicited bribes amounting to 10 per cent of the profits from Zarul to be earned by the company as gratification for helping it to secure the project.
The offence was allegedly committed near The Gardens Hotel, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City, here, between 12.30 am and 2 am in March 2011.
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Lim Guan Eng has a responsibility as a senior opposition leader to pressure the Government authorities to act on the very serious allegations about Senior Police officers.
ReplyDeleteIf there is some element of sarcasm in the public pressure he is applying, so be it. Perfectly fine.
Ktemoc's prejudice against Lim Guan Eng is relentless and completely misguided.