KUALA LUMPUR, July 30- The inspector-general of police has appealed to the various quarters to cease speculation on the murder attempt on anti-crime watchdog MyWatch chairman R. Sri Sanjeevan who was shot in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan last Saturday.
Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the action of some non-governmental organisations and politicians who posted baseless accusations linking the police with the shooting incident, via the social network, would only worsen the situation.
“We are always monitoring such postings which cast aspersions on the police as being linked to the murder attempt.
“Do not accuse the police in this manner, and poison the minds of the public to hate the force.
“(On our part) We never protect our policemen. Let us complete our investigations and we will reveal our findings,” he told a press conference at the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman here today, after handing over 5,400 packages of ‘kuih raya’ to police officers and rank-and-file who will be on duty during the coming Aidilfitri celebrations.
About 4.30pm last Saturday, Sri Sanjeevan, 29, was shot in the abdomen by a pillion rider on a motorcycle which drew alongside a silver BMW car driven by the victim at an intersection in Taman Cempaka.
At the time, the MyWatch chairman, who was with a male friend in the front passenger seat, had wound down his window to have a puff.
A special task force headed by Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Hadi Ho Abdullah has been set up to investigate the murder attempt.
Khalid said the police were in the midst of investigating a twitter account holder who alleged that “enforcement officers” were given orders to shoot Sri Sanjeevan.
“On our part, we are waiting to interview Sri Sanjeevan when he recovers completely, to enable us to identify the said enforcement officers.
On whether the police would call up Parti Keadilan Rakyat strategic director Rafizi Ramli in connection with a ‘list’ containing names of policemen under internal probe – which was reportedly in possession of Sri Sanjeevan – Khalid said the police would study whether there was such a need.
The inspector-general of police said Sri Sanjeevan had alleged that Melaka and Negeri Sembilan police were paid between RM30,000 and RM50,000 to divulge information to drug syndicates on impending police raids.
“However, to date, he has not given the police any information. How are we to investigate whether the allegation is true or not?
– BERNAMA
