Hamid’s two-year contract is set to expire on May 3, after being appointed in 2019.

Baljit said Hamid needed more time to address corruption and the “cartel” within the force, calling for the contract to be extended by “one or two more years”.

He also called on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate corruption in the police and for an independent special task force to be established aimed at cleaning up the force.

“I hope the government will take heed of the serious revelations exposed by Hamid about what is going on in the Royal Malaysian Police,” he said in a Facebook post today.

Last month, Hamid revealed that a group of younger police officers had formed a “cartel” to dominate the force and topple him.

He said the cartel ensured their collaborators were offered promotions so they could dominate the force and the police hierarchy, which made it easier for them to carry out their “dirty work”.

While there have been calls for MACC to be involved and for a royal commission of inquiry to probe the issue, Hamid has repeatedly insisted that the matter is under control.