How can some cops afford Toyota Alphards, Vellfires, Mercedes, asks top cop

GEORGE TOWN – Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain today reprimanded officers under his charge after he was notified that some may be in cahoots with individuals linked to the underworld.

Shuhaily, 48, one of the young emerging officers within the Royal Malaysian Police corps, was the state top cop for three years before he was transferred to Kuala Lumpur earlier this year, as the city chief police officer before his ascension to his present post in Bukit Aman.

He also paid a courtesy call on his successor in Penang, Datuk Khaw Kok Chin, at the Penang police contingent headquarters here.

Speaking at a closed-door policing conference at Universiti Sains Malaysia with CID officers throughout the country recently, Shuhaily claimed that some officers were willing to put the lives of their comrades in danger by collaborating with syndicates.

In the past, the force has been rocked with allegations that some police officers were tipping off syndicates of incoming raids and intelligence operations.

Shuhaily, who has a unique way of leadership, used to attend public events in Penang astride a police heavy-duty motorcycle to set an example that he was one with his men.

He said that corruption is something which must be taken seriously.

“In other words, within this team, some are willing to kill each other for money. Now I tell you to change or be changed.”

Shuhaily said that he wants to do good and then move on where if what he leaves behind is something worthwhile to emulate, it is up to each officer to comprehend.

“Unsavoury things happen because there is no supervision at the lower levels (at the contingent and district levels) to monitor and observe the lifestyles of officers and their subordinates. How can a police sergeant afford an Alphard, Vellfire, or Mercedes? Have their superiors or supervisors ever asked how they can afford luxury vehicles?”

Shuhaily also urged the force to consider asking officers to declare their assets.

“Some bosses (superior officers) go and buy luxury cars together with their sergeants (with syndicate proceeds) and even choose their vehicle registration numbers together. This is what is happening in the force,” he said.

He urged all district CID heads to abide by the new directives which Bukit Aman is circulating on improving investigative techniques and on curbing any association with criminals.

He wants an end to any association with syndicates, saying stern action would be taken if there is evidence linking officers to such parties. – The Vibes, October 8, 2023