EAIC to look into Hamid’s ‘cartel’ claims, says IGP

Kalidevi Mogan Kumarappa Kalidevi Mogan Kumarappa Updated 2 years ago · Published on 31 May 2021 8:23PM · 2 Comments

Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani says PDRM has requested for the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission to begin an investigation on claims made by former IGP Abdul Hamid Bador about the existence of a cabal in the force. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, May 31, 2021.

THE Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) will be investigating the allegations of ‘cartel’ links within the police force, said Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani.

The allegations were made by Acryl’s predecessor, Abdul Hamid Bador, who had claimed that the group was made up of young police officers with an ambition to dominate the police force for their personal interest.

Acryl Sani, who took over as the top police officer last month, said the force had written to EAIC to start an investigation into the matter.

“I am serious about this and acknowledge the claims about the existence of such a cabal in the police force.

“We have written to EAIC to ask them to investigate this matter with urgency. They are considering our request,” he told a press conference today.

He added that there should not be an internal investigation on the issue as it involved the force.

“Only an independent third party such as EAIC should investigate these claims,” he added.

He said the police would not interfere in the investigation.

“Let them come and investigate in a transparent manner,” he said.

Just months before his retirement, Hamid had revealed the existence of the cabal, adding that its members did not want him to continue to serve as the top cop.

His revelation also caused a rift between him and Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin who had said that he was not aware of such a thing, and told off Hamid for not telling him about the cabal first.

Hamid subsequently apologised to Hamzah, and said that the matter would be sorted internally. – May 31, 2021.

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  • I for one have no faith in the ability of the EAIC to investigate such a big case. A few years back I had complained to it about a traffic cop stopping me on the old main road (Route 1) at KM73 in the KL to Ipoh direction (site of the JPJ weigh bridge station in Kalumpang) and issuing a summons that did not make sense. He stopped me and said I had "potong double line" which I did not. I held out my licence to him. He refused to take it, repeating "potong double line" several times. I guessed why he was not taking the licence! Finally he took it and wrote "tidak ikut tanda di trafik line". I asked him why he wrote something different from what he had been saying. He replied that for double line offence the fine is RM300.00, but for what he had written it was RM100.00

    Later, the computer print out of the summons said something different - "LN 166/59 Sek 008(2) - tak mematuhi lorong yang betul". This refers to not stopping in the correct lane at a double lane cross roads junction with traffic lights. At this place there is no such junction, so how can this Sec. 008(2) offence be committed here? The EAIC's finding - "perbincangan diperingkat Suruhanjaya mendapati tiada salah laku pegawai trafik PDRM termasuk dalam ruang lingkup salah laku seksyen 24 Akta 700 menurut seksyen 26(4)(a) kerana beliau telah menjalankan tugas mengikut peruntukan undang-undang". But the cop was never asked to explain how this LN 166/59 Section 008(2) offence could be committed at this place as there is no such junction at the place. Why was there such a discrepancy in the handwritten summons and the information he had keyed into the computerised summons?
    Why was the said traffic cop not produced by the prosecution to face me in court? The case was then DNAA. Summons No. KKB No. BF-86 POL - 13560-08/2017.
    Traffic cop who issued summons: No. R8101466

    A Royal Commission must be appointed to investigate the very serious allegations by the former IGP Bador.

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