Check the rot in Polis di-Raja Malaysia

Senior AFP liaison officer Jason Byrnes with Wan Ahmad Najmuddin bin Mohd in 2017.
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Malaysian police chief faces corruption probe after AFP action
By Patrick Begley
6 March 2018 — 5:33pm
Malaysia's head of criminal investigations is set to face a corruption probe into why Australian Federal Police found $320,000 in suspected proceeds of crime in his Sydney bank account. A whistleblower came forward to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission after Fairfax Media reported on Saturday the confiscation of Wan Ahmad Najmuddin bin Mohd's money by Australian authorities. A decorated officer, Mr Wan Ahmad Najmuddin has denied wrongdoing, citing legal costs as the reason he did not attempt to reclaim the money.
One Malaysian minister had already called for an inquiry as members of parliament expressed incredulity at the case, but the deputy prime minister defended Mr Wan Ahmad Najmuddin as simply "naive" … for more, go to https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/malaysian-police-chief-faces-corruption-probe-after-afp-action-20180306-p4z32i.html 

Check the rot in Polis di-Raja Malaysia

Whatever has become of Malaysia’s police force? Instead of maintaining the general safety of Malaysians and Malaysia, they have turned to robbery and crime.

The New Straits Times report titled Rogue cops nabbed over RM7.9M heist is shocking and scary, to say the least.

Imagine, the crime not only implicated four rank and file cops but also three senior police officers - an assistant commissioner (ACP), superintendent (Supt) and deputy superintendent (DSP) of police.

What is even more mind-boggling is the woman ACP from the Kuala Lumpur headquarters crime prevention unit who was recently promoted to senior ACP (SACP).

Why should such senior police officers throw away their career for crime? Aren’t they paid enough monthly?

This also reveals a serious flaw in Bukit Aman (Malaysia’s federal police headquarters) - the way it shortlists police officers for promotion.

If the way police officers are selected for promotion is efficient and competent, would the woman have been promoted to SACP?

Also, what has happened to federal CID director Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd case of more the A$320,000 (RM971,500) found in his Australian bank account?

Whatever the case, the Polis di-Raja Malaysia needs a total overhaul in its operation to ensure efficiency and competency.

Lucky for Malaysians, the majority gave the corrupt to the core Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) federal government the boot out of Putrajaya (federal government administration) in the May 9 14th General Election (GE14).
And the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration has announced the implementation of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) to keep a rein on errant cops. (Read this for context: https://victorlim2016.blogspot.com/2018/09/at-last-malaysians-get-their-ipcmc-to.html - At last, Malaysians get their IPCMC to protect them from errant cops and justice).


Here’s the NST report with the shocking details:

"Rogue cops nabbed over RM7.9M heist


(File pic) Police seized more than RM3 million from an inspector, three rank-and-file personnel and a civilian.

By Frankie D’Cruz - September 25, 2018 @ 12:20pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Three senior police officers, four subordinates and a civilian have been arrested in connection with a RM7.9 million theft disguised as a drug bust at the home of a businessman-investor.

Some RM5 million is believed to have been recovered from the suspects.

Police seized more than RM3 million from an inspector, three rank-and-file personnel and a civilian.

A woman assistant commissioner from the Kuala Lumpur headquarters crime prevention unit surrendered with RM250,000 on Sunday night.

It was learnt she was due to report for duty this week as senior assistant commissioner with the Commercial Crimes Investigation Department in Bukit Aman here.

A superintendent, also with the crime prevention unit, and a deputy superintendent (narcotics division) are believed to have handed over hundreds of thousands to investigators over the weekend.

The woman officer and the superintendent are on bail, while the others are in custody.

On Sept 8, a raiding party led by the inspector from the narcotics division is alleged to have faked a drugs test following the arrest of a woman and three men, all employees of the businessman.

They were said to be tested positive for methamphetamine when urine samples were taken.

The four were detained following the raid at a condominium belonging to the 50-year-old “Datuk” in Lorong Ampang.

The businessman was away in Indonesia when the raid took place.

He made a police report two days later claiming RM2 million had been taken from his safe, RM3.9 million from his master bedroom and RM2 million from his BMW X5.

He told police the raiding party took the car keys of his Bentley, Porsche Panamera, Porsche Macan and Ford Ranger.

Several trolley bags containing the cash and home wireless closed-circuit television cameras were also taken, he said.

His four employees have been released.

Police sources said the basement CCTV captured the raiding party carting away the loot.

The raiding officer later lodged a report that RM1.4 million was seized."

Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun was appointed nine months ago by former premier Najib Razak. Sources said the Special Branch has submitted to the government three names of potential candidates to lead the Royal Malaysia Police.PHOTO: BERNAMA
Malaysia's government set to shake up top ranks of police: Sources
PUBLISHED
JUN 11, 2018, 5:00 AM SGT
UPDATED
JUN 12, 2018, 1:26 AM
Police chief Fuzi expected to be replaced and three elite units shut, as part of bid to 'cleanse' organisation
Nadirah H. Rodzi Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur
Several chiefs in Malaysia's police force are expected to be removed next month, including the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), as the new Pakatan Harapan government seeks to "cleanse" the organisation, sources said. Three elite units that are believed to be graft-ridden are also expected to abolished, with a handful of department heads sacked, the sources who insisted on anonymity told The Straits Times … for more, go to https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-govt-set-to-shake-up-top-ranks-of-police-sources