Reveal status of 2,097 arrested cops, Kepong MP tells AG, IGP
Lim Lip Eng says an average of more than one police officer or personnel member was arrested daily over the past five years and eight months.
Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng has requested Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail and Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar to disclose the number of arrested police officers and personnel from 2021 to August 2022, charged, convicted, or dismissed from the force. Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail revealed that 1,551 officers were arrested for drug-related offences, 64 for robberies, and 482 by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
Lim criticized the arrests, stating the figure indicates a severe blow to the police force's integrity. The police are meant to arrest criminals, not commit crimes themselves. Lim also questioned the investigation delay in a case involving 12 police officers accused of robbing cryptocurrency worth RM200,000. The case remains under investigation, eight months after the incident, while another case was resolved quickly.
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- Dedah status 2,097 polis ditangkap kerana jenayah, kata Ahli Parlimen Kepong freemalaysiatoday.com
