PETALING JAYA, Feb 26 – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar’s statement that he was not aware of 60 police personnel being investigated by the national graft buster MACC showed that he has no control over the police force, said MyWatch chairman R Sri Sanjeevan.
Sanjeevan, in a statement today, said many were surprised by the IGP’s statement that he would write to the MACC to inquire about the investigation, though it is supposedly “a well-known fact” that the probe has been going on for a while.
He said perhaps the IGP has been preoccupied with setting up new departments and teams such as the anti-drug police taskforce (STING) or a special task force on organised crimes (Stafoc).
“Or maybe he is searching for those 40 firearms that fell into sea,” he said, referring to the police chief’s controversial remarks that the 40 police missing guns highlighted in Auditor-General’s 2012 report could have fallen into the sea.
“It is more than enough to prove that he has no control over his force and I’m sure he is also ‘unaware’ of the transfer of a senior police officer with ‘Datuk’ title from KL headquarter to Bukit Aman,” he said.
An online news portal reported on Sunday that MACC has made a shocking discovery in their six-month probe into 60 policemen – that one senior police officer had amassed RM20 million in several bank accounts.
The 60 police personnel were alleged to have collected bribes from operators of illegal businesses such as illegal gaming cybercafes and massage parlous in Kuala Lumpur.
Depending on the type of business, each operator allegedly paid between RM10,000 and RM50,000 a month to the policemen to avoid being raided and hassled.
The report also claimed that it is due to the probe that a senior police officer with a “Datuk” honorific was transferred to the Bukit Aman police secretariat from KL.
Sanjeevan claimed that his organisation has all the information to prove that there are police officials who are involved in football betting schemes, illegal gambling and money laundering.
He also alleged about the existence of a drug peddling hub in the IGP’s hometown of Mantin, Negeri Sembilan.
“MyWatch is continuously keeping track of all these activities but never once the IGP has shown his interest or seriousness to combat all this and that makes us wonder why?” he claimed.
Sanjeevan was shot last year by unknown assailants. The shooting is believed to be related to his constant exposure of crime cases.
– FREE MALAYSIA TODAY
