Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar (pic) has dismissed claims by Nurul Izzah Anwar that 30 Special Branch officers are stationed in London, saying it was a figment of her imagination.
"What she said is not true. The number is too big. Some people just have a bit of imagination," said Khalid in Bukit Aman this morning.
Without revealing details, Khalid admitted that there are SB officers in London, but added that the number is much lesser than what Nurul Izzah had stated.
"No need to. Let's not waste our time to investigate things which are not true," he said.
Yesterday, an Umno leader accused Nurul Izzah of threatening national security for her expose on the number of SB officers stationed in London.
Cheras Umno division chief Datuk Seri Syed Ali Alhabshee said stern action must be taken on any political leader who reveal secrets or confidential information crucial to national security.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim also slammed Nurul Izzah's remarks and urged the authorities to investigate her.
"No need to. Let's not waste our time to investigate things which are not true," said Khalid.
The IGP also urged the various parties who have been criticising police on the safety and security matters, to let police do their job.
Without naming names, Khalid said these people should focus on their job scope instead of meddling in police duties.
"Leave it to me to decide on the deployment of policemen. Let me and the police deal with this," said Khalid.
In a recent Pakatan Rakyat forum on goods and services tax (GST) in Bangsar, Nurul Izzah had questioned the need for Putrajaya to station 30 SB officers in London.
The SB team in London, she added, was revealed in various government documents such as the 10th Malaysia Plan and the annual budget, and from the Home Ministry's replies in the Dewan Rakyat.
She said that stationing 30 officers in London was yet another example of how the Home Ministry did not properly allocate police resources to combat crime.
Nurul Izzah also cited the increasing number of policemen assigned to SB duties as further proof that the ministry and the Barisan Nasional administration are misguided in their priorities when it came to law enforcement.
"The SB is used primarily to spy on politicians," she said.
Nurul Izzah added that last year, SB churned out 830,000 surveillance reports mostly on Pakatan politicians. In contrast, the CID solved 60,000 criminal cases.
"Could not these SB officers be redeployed to the CID so that we could boost our crime solving rate?" she asked.
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