Police inspector suspected of abusing power remanded

ALOR STAR – A police inspector stationed in Penang was remanded for four days from yesterday over suspicion he abused his office for personal gain in September.

Kedah Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) director Datuk Shaharom Nizam Abd Manap said the man, 33, is believed to have attempted to tarnish the reputation of another police officer with the rank of inspector on charges of close proximity.

"The suspect, along with another police inspector and a civilian, are believed to have conspired with a 16-year-old girl to trap the inspector.

"The girl was asked by the suspect to help him lure the inspector to a hotel room in George Town, Penang. When they were together in the room, the suspect informed the religious office to conduct a raid for a close proximity case," he said in a statement today.

Shaharom Nizam said the suspect is believed to have promised the girl RM3,000 and would not take action against the girl, who was previously detained in connection with a drugs case, in return for her role.

Shaharom Nizam said the suspect was arrested at the MACC office on Tuesday at 7.21pm and the case was being investigated under Section 16 (b) (A) of the MACC Act 2009.

Meanwhile, his accomplices, the inspector and the civilian, aged 30 and 32 years, respectively, who were also detained by the MACC, were released on bail. – Bernama, December 3, 2020