Johor police will take action against their officers linked to fugitive gang head Nicky Liow Soon Hee under the organised crime law rather than handing their names over to the police's Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS).
Asked on when the police would furnish a list of 34 police and enforcement agency officers to Bukit Aman headquarters, Johor police chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay (above) said disciplinary action is at the bottom of his priority list.
"The disciplinary action will be the least priority. We are still finetuning the investigation and once it's completed, we will make an arrest.
"I will not hand over (the suspects) to JIPS for action. I want to take action under the organised crime (law).
"For me, that's the easiest, most apt, and sternest," he said in a media conference in Johor today.
Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code (Act 574) deals with organised crime and offenders would be liable to a jail term of at least five years and not more than 20 years, upon conviction.
Ayob asked the public to give the police more time to investigate while hinting that there are more than 34 officers involved in working hand in glove with Liow.
Last month, Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador revealed that 34 police officers and enforcement agency officers were linked to Liow.
A total of 68 individuals believed to be "Geng Nicky" members had been arrested. However, Liow himself fled before the operation took place after a tip-off from his informers.
The 33-year-old last known address was at Trigon Residence, Puchong, Selangor.
According to the police investigation, Liow was involved in a myriad of criminal activities, notably the Macau scam and money laundering. - Mkini
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