GOF Northern Brigade to cooperate in e-waste extortion probe
IPOH: The General Operations Force (GOF) Northern Brigade will give full cooperation to Penang police in their criminal investigation into 10 of its personnel detained over an alleged extortion case.
The General Operations Force (GOF) Northern Brigade will fully cooperate with the Penang police in their investigation into 10 GOF personnel accused of extortion, according to Assistant Commissioner Jafri Muhamad, the brigade's acting commander. The Northern Brigade has also initiated its own internal disciplinary probe into the alleged wrongdoing.
Acting on the orders of top leadership, the Northern Brigade asserts it will not compromise its investigation. The criminal probe is being handled by the Penang police, while the internal disciplinary investigation is being handled by the GOF Northern Brigade itself. Earlier, Deputy Director Datuk Muhammad Abdul Halim of the Federal police's Internal Security and Public Order Department (Operations) revealed that 10 GOF personnel, aged between 30 and 40, were arrested and detained in connection with an alleged extortion case involving an e-waste processing factory in Tasek Gelugor, Penang. The arrested individuals range from an inspector to a constable.
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