Probe findings on police escort for MP’s son to be announced soon

Probe findings on police escort for MP’s son to be announced soon

Home minister Hamzah Zainudin says action will also be taken against the driver if the investigation shows he broke the law.

Home minister Hamzah Zainudin and Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani at a food stall set up during the Hari Raya open house at the police training centre in Kuala Lumpur today. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR:
The findings of the internal investigation on two traffic policemen who acted as outriders for an MP’s son will be announced in a couple of days, said home minister Hamzah Zainudin.

“We have done the investigation and we will announce the findings in a day or two on the wrongdoing that they committed,” he said at a Hari Raya open house at the police training centre here today.

Asked whether police would take action against the MP’s son, Hamzah said they would do so if the investigation showed he broke the law.

However, he reiterated that the government would not amend the SOPs on police outriders.

“There will be no new SOPs as there’s no problem with them. We have answered this issue in Parliament before. It’s only a problem when an individual uses something that shouldn’t be used,” he said.

A 20-second clip of the incident circulating on social media shows a car driven by the MP’s son being escorted by two traffic policemen along Jalan Bukit Gambir in Penang.

Yesterday, Penang police said the driver, who is in his 20s, would be called to facilitate the investigation.

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