KUANTAN – The police force is scrutinising reports of police misconduct for which no action had been taken as revealed by graft busters yesterday, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani.
He assured that police will never compromise on any wrongdoing, in addition to working closely with related agencies, including the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission, towards upholding integrity within the force.
“A detailed report on the matter has already been prepared by (the police force’s) integrity and standard compliance department,” he said, adding that police were also looking into the reports of misconduct said to have been ignored.
“... There were no reports that we ignored and did not take follow-up action because we view misconduct cases seriously and hold fast to integrity,” he told reporters at a handing-over-of-duties ceremony for the Pahang police chief here today.
He said this when asked to comment on Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail’s statement yesterday that the ministry would look into the report by MACC saying that 125 cases of misconduct involving police personnel have been ignored.
An English daily yesterday published MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki’s revelation that some government agencies have been ignoring over 500 reports of misconduct involving their staff, despite the anti-graft body recommending them to take action.
The reports mostly involved police personnel, with 125 reports, and the Road Transport Department.
Meanwhile, the ceremony today at the state police contingent headquarters witnessed outgoing Pahang police chief Datuk Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf handing over his duties to deputy Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Yahaya Othman.
Ramli will take over as Bukit Aman commercial crime investigation department director. – Bernama, May 10, 2023
