Ali, 65, said his NGO, Pertubuhan Kebajikan Prihatin Wira Malaysia, has more than 100 members nationwide.

“They comprise former police officers as well as those from other enforcement agencies,” he said, adding that some of them have also been “framed” by their superiors.

The former assistant superintendent of police claims that he was wrongly accused of having been involved in a bank robbery in the ’90s.

Ali was arrested under the Emergency Ordinance (EO) and spent years in the Simpang Renggam prison.

“For now, we are fighting for five victims. These were the people who had gone against the order of their superiors, and when the syndicate complained to their superiors, action was taken against these officers instead,” he told reporters at a media conference at the Suaram office today.

“This NGO aims to highlight the culture in the police force where innocent officers are made scapegoats and detained without trial.

“If it’s true that they committed a crime, just charge them in court.”

Ali also urged the government to review Section 3(1) of the Special Preventive Measures Act 1985 and the Prevention of Crime Act (Poca).

“There were many investigations and actions taken which were against human rights and the Constitution,” he said.