A TOTAL of 18 officers from the Kuala Lumpur police contingent have been dismissed for drug offences, absenteeism, and crimes in the first eight months of 2023. 

Kuala Lumpur police chief Allaudeen Abdul Majid said apart from that, six policemen were demoted in the same period. 

“The Integrity and Standard Compliance Department Kuala Lumpur has also opened a total of 157 investigation papers. 

“It shows a drop compared with the same period last year, where a total of 164 investigation papers were opened involving various misconduct among personnel and officers,” he told reporters at the Kuala Lumpur police chief’s monthly assembly today. 

He said stern action was taken to ensure quality services could be delivered to the community. 

“Failure to implement effective supervision is one of the causes of misconduct among police officers and personnel. I demand that all department heads, district police chiefs, and chief supervisors take responsibility for supervision and monitoring,” he said. – Bernama, September 20, 2023.