Hamid Bador set to be next IGP

Chan Kok Leong Chan Kok Leong Updated 5 years ago · Published on 25 Apr 2019 7:00AM · 6 Comments

Abdul Hamid Bador in this 2015 picture when he was moved out of Special Branch after allegedly criticising the 1MDB investigations. The acting deputy IGP is likely the next inspector-general of police. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, April 25, 2019.

IT will be a full circle for former sidelined top cop Abdul Hamid Bador as he takes over from Mohamad Fuzi Harun as inspector-general of police next month, a government official said.

The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity said, Hamid’s appointment has received the consent of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.

“I’m not sure if the consent letter has been issued yet,” the official told The Malaysian Insight.

Fuzi officially retires on May 5 although his last day is expected to be on May 3, said the source.

“It’s not been decided when Hamid will take over,” he added.

Hamid told The Malaysian Insight that he has not received any such news.

“It can be anybody. It’s ok. I’m very immersed with my present tasks,” he said.

Hamid, the acting deputy IGP, came into prominence in 2015 when he refused to clock in at Putrajaya after he was hastily transferred out from the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman over his criticism of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd investigations.

He was then the deputy Special Branch director.

After 37 years with the Royal Malaysian Police, Hamid was transferred to the Prime Minister’s Department to “oversee” security and transnational issues.

At a press conference in 2015, he had hinted that his transfer was prompted by his insistence for a full investigation into 1MDB. Then IGP Khalid Abu Bakar refuted the allegations that the transfer was politically motivated.

But after Pakatan Harapan’s surprise victory last year, Hamid was reinstated as the Special Branch director, taking over from Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff.

Hamid was among some of the key 1MDB investigators brought back into government service following PH’s win last year.

Others were former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) duo Abu Kassim Mohamed and Mohd Shukri Abdull, former attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail and former Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz.

Kassim now heads the Governance, Integrity and Anti-Corruption Centre (GIACC) while Shukri leads MACC. Gani assisted in the 1MDB probe under PH while Zeti was appointed to the Council of Eminent Persons.

All five were either retired or transferred at the height of the 1MDB probe in 2015 for either criticising the government or allegedly leaking details about the probe to the public. – April 25, 2019.

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  • Special branch eh? Well no chance of any investigation of SB involved in the enforced disappearances then.

    Posted 5 years ago by Malaysia New hope · Reply

    • Really? It looks like you have not been following Hamid Bador's history. For once we could have a no-nonsense IGP who would set the force straight, SB or not.

      Posted 5 years ago by Simple Sulaiman · Reply

  • Time to pull out the files on Amri's and Koh's enforced disappearance and the Wang Kelian debacle.

    Posted 5 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • Don't know what to say if its a full cycle or sealing it totally being the former Director of the special branch unit where the public is keen to know of the abduction cases and the Wang Kelian mass graves incidents. For now I am keeping an open mind let him settle in first being the top cop and after that lets see if he calls in his former bosses Khalid and Fuzi to clarifies the matter. If he does then it seem he is doing something which may please the public but he certainly doesn't gets the vote of the people in blue uniform under him. Like I said before its not so aman in Bukit Aman.

    Posted 5 years ago by Teruna Kelana · Reply

  • New IGP, new era, please make good use of this opportunity to start a new chapter. We have TDM who has provided a new lease of hope to the people and earned the highest respect from the people. Let's hope the new IGP would do the same.

    Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • The Entire Police Force will only Gain Respect if pastor koh amri n indira ' daughter is FOUND. Kevin morais Altantuya Etc etc Public almost know what the Truth is. In a country where the Police IGP is not doing the Right SOP then the whole Police Force get TAINTED BLACK .in 50s 60s 70s there was 80 % Non Malay in the Police Force MALAYSIA WAS A RESPECTED NATION

    Posted 5 years ago by Mindy Singh · Reply