Still too early to set up RCI on police cartel, says deputy minister

Still too early to set up RCI on police cartel, says deputy minister

Deputy home minister Ismail Mohamed Said says the police have other avenues to deal with the issue.

The home ministry has yet to receive any details on senior or junior police officers said to be involved in the cartel.
JERANTUT:
It is still too early to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate allegations into the existence of a cartel within the police force, says deputy home minister Ismail Mohamed Said.

He said everything was still under control, and so far the home ministry had not received the list of individuals allegedly involved in the activity.

Deputy home minister Ismail Mohamed Said.

“We don’t even know the number (of individuals involved) yet. It’s still too early for an RCI.

“If there are allegations and there is a basis, it can be brought to the Police Force Commission first, and if it involves junior police officers, then it can be brought to the Integrity and Standard Compliance Department,” he said after attending the ministry’s Malaysia Prihatin programme at the Kampung Temin Mosque here, today.

He was asked about calls from several parties, including non-governmental organisations, for an RCI to be set up to investigate the statement by Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador claiming that there was a cartel within the police force.

On Tuesday, Hamid was reported to have said that several individuals involved in a cartel trying to topple him had been identified.

Without revealing their names, Hamid said the issue was still under control and under his supervision, while expressing confidence that those involved could not “move” at the moment.

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