KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador is deeply disenchanted with the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission’s (EAIC) findings on the non-existence of a police cartel.
The former inspector-general of police stated the EAIC report on the system within the police drive was “shallow and incorrect”.
“On paper, it exhibits the method (of appointments, transfers and promotions of police personnel and officers) is clear and laborious to penetrate.
“However, there are dangerous components that disrupt the method,” he stated when contacted on Wednesday (Feb 23).
Abdul Hamid stated he had made a press release on the matter sincerely.
“I did it for the sake of the nation. Be courageous for the reality,” he stated.
On Tuesday (Feb 22), EAIC chairman Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan stated the fee was unable to find out allegations that there was a “cartel” inside the police drive as claimed by Abdul Hamid earlier than his retirement.
He stated they’d concluded their investigations into the problem raised by Abdul Hamid on March 18 and March 22 final yr.
“Based on witness testimonies and documents obtained by EAIC, we cannot confirm the existence of a cartel within the police force as alleged by Abdul Hamid.
“The EAIC investigation found there were officers involved in criminal syndicate activities following investigations conducted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and the police.
“However, Abdul Hamid’s claim that the officers were able to arrange positions in the force to control it for personal gain could not be verified,” Sidek stated.
He added that the claims couldn’t be verified as a result of appointments, promotions and the switch mechanism practised by the police and the Police Force Commission (PFC) concerned an intensive course of and had a number of layers that had been troublesome to penetrate and be manipulated by outsiders.
“The IGP is a permanent member of the PFC and any proposed appointment, promotion and change of police staffing to the PFC must be approved by the IGP.
“Abdul Hamid’s position as IGP cannot be challenged because the appointment of IGP is based on the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, on the advice of the Prime Minister,” he stated.
Sidek stated the fee’s findings have been submitted to the Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali.
On March 23 final yr, Abdul Hamid claimed there was a “cartel” inside the police drive plotting to tarnish his picture and topple him.
In May, Abdul Hamid was changed by Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, who stated the matter was being probed by the EAIC.
