Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said he has put in a request to the government to allow police officers to seek medical treatment at Malaysian Armed Forces hospitals.
Hamid (above) said this after receiving Armed Forces chief Zulkifli Zainal Abidin at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur today.
The police chief said he had spoken with the Armed Forces and the military has indicated that they have no qualms to provide medical treatment to police officers but cited funding constraints.
"I will negotiate with the government (for funding) so that police personnel can get good treatment from military hospitals.
"The Armed Forces have outlined a few obstacles, mainly due to funding... I will negotiate (with the government) for funding as the Armed Forces have no objections (to the proposal)," he told a press conference.
Hamid has broken from the position of his predecessors, where he has been supportive of the setting up of the Independent Police Complaints of Misconduct (IPCMC) but in exchange, had said that it must also come with better welfare for his personnel.
Also present during the meeting was Deputy Inspector-General of Police Mazlan Mansor.
Mazlan said Zulkifli had conveyed that the military hospitals can provide treatment to police personnel if they get more funding as well as equipment.
At present, the Armed Forces have three hospitals, namely in Lumut, Perak; Terendak in Malacca and Hospital Tuanku Mizan in Kuala Lumpur. - Mkini
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