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CYBERJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) does not intend to interfere in the issue of the police “cartel” because it is an internal problem of the police force, said the head of the anti-corruption agency, Azam Baki.
He said the MACC was confident in the ability and credibility of the police force to address the matter and that Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Hamid Bador had also stated that the issue could be resolved internally.
“This problem can be addressed by the police and it is a closed issue. So I don’t think we need to intervene, ”he told the media after an anti-corruption event at the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation.
Hamid had previously exposed the existence of a movement among junior officers seeking to overthrow him. He claimed that this group intended to dominate the police force for their personal gain.
The Integrity Department at the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman has begun to identify members of the network believed to be behind the “cartel,” according to its director, Zamri Yahya.
The department would get more information from Hamid on the identity of the officers who tried to evict him.
“The investigations will focus on identifying the number of officers involved in the cartel, their network and whether they have violated police conduct and discipline,” he told Malay Mail.
Puchong’s MP, Gobind Singh Deo, a former cabinet minister, was one of those who urged the MACC to investigate and get to the bottom of the claims made by the IGP.
Anti-corruption group Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) urged the government to reactivate the Independent Police Misconduct Complaints Commission with teeth to crack down on corrupt officials and provide reforms in the force.
TI-M said internal practices within the Royal Malaysian Police need modernization. “If the corruption crisis highlighted by the IGP has proven anything, the matter cannot be treated solely as an internal problem and resolved within its ranks.”
