After two activists alleged a Special Branch officer attempted to intimidate them during questioning, Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said no one in the police is allowed to use intimidation tactics in such situations.
“I won’t allow these things to happen. No one, especially the Special Branch, is allowed to intimidate anyone because we respect the freedom of speech and freedom to assemble,” Hamid said in a press conference after attending a Hari Raya open house at the Pusat Latihan Polis (Pulapol) in Kuala Lumpur today.
Yesterday, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly (KLSCAH) Youth chief Siah Kwong Liang and outgoing Universiti Malaya Association of New Youth (Umany) president Wong Yan Ke claimed that they were subject to intimidation by a Bukit Aman Special Branch officer identified as “Tuan Tan”.
They said this occurred after holding events they organised for Hong Kong’s anti-extradition to China movement, when they were called in for questioning on separate days over different events.
Among others, the two activists said Tuan Tan had threatened to send a letter to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) to disband the society, stop them from graduating and transfer RM2 million into Umany’s bank account and get it disbanded for receiving illicit money.
Special Branch chief Mohamed Farid Abu Hassan had also said earlier today that he will investigate these allegations.
However, when asked about opening a probe into these allegations, the IGP said he will have to gather all the details surrounding this incident first.
On a separate matter, Hamid said the police’s efforts to bring fugitive businessperson Jho Low back to Malaysia is a “delicate” matter which needs to be done carefully.
“So we do not make the wrong moves and the authorities where he is hiding will not feel that we are forcing them.
“The negotiations are going on. God willing, the authorities in the country where Low is hiding understands Malaysia’s need to bring him back to face prosecution and the law,” he said.
Hamid did not provide a time frame for bringing Low back, saying that this case has been going on for years, so providing a time frame of one or two months may be too short.
Earlier in the press conference, Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin had also said the police are still investigating the viral sex video which purportedly features Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali and former PKR Santubong Youth chief Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz. - Mkini
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