November 10, 2021
The home ministry has refuted former inspector-general of police Abdul Hamid Bador’s claim that a cartel of “dirty cops” existed within the police force.
It said its investigation had found that there was no basis for the claim.
“Based on the initial investigation that has been carried out, there is no issue of a cartel of senior officers in the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM),” the ministry said in a written parliamentary reply to Gobind Singh Deo (PH-Puchong), who asked what action it had taken to address the allegation.
“However, the police have referred the matter to the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) to ensure an independent and transparent investigation is carried out.”
Before his retirement in March, Hamid had claimed there was a cartel of officers who had been working with criminals to depose him as the IGP.
His successor, Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, had said in May that the EAIC was looking into the matter, but there had yet to be any update on its probe.
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