SABAH police commissioner Omar Mammah has dismissed claims that Deputy Home Minister Azis Jamman is involved in the arrest of three men in a MyPR scam operating in Kota Kinabalu.

He said today he would open an internal probe into who had leaked the report meant only for the police. 

“The report is not meant for public consumption.

“We will find who leaked the information. 

“On Azis’ supposed involvement, it is a total lie because the letters were inked in 2017. 

“The suspects may have ‘sold’ Azis’ name, and this was why there were so many people around when the arrests were made,” he said. 

Three individuals were arrested and taken to the Karamunsing police station for questioning on November 22 over the MyPR issuance scam. 

About 2.30pm that day, a crowd had gathered at a business premise in Kampung Air, Kota Kinabalu, where the operation of converting IMM13 documents into MyPR cards purportedly took place. 

Those detained include the premise owner, a worker and a client. 

Some 127 approval letters to register permits and MyPR application forms to Azis, along with 127 pledge forms, were seized in the operation. 

One suspect was said to have been paid RM40 for each completed document while another suspect was paid RM40 for a day’s work. – November 27, 2018.