An internal probe is insufficient to address allegations that there is a cartel of corrupt officers in the police force, said DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng.
Lim (above) said only a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) could clean up the police force and salvage its reputation.
"Malaysians want an open public inquiry, not an internal probe where the public fear will lead nowhere.
"Any failure to establish an RCI to root out this grave problem afflicting the police force will only lead to public distrust and loss of confidence in the professionalism, integrity, independence and capability of the police force to combat crime," he said in a statement today.
Lim was responding to de facto Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan dismissing the need for an RCI to look into claims of a corrupt police cartel.
Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador, who made the allegations, also dismissed the need for an RCI today, saying he had the situation under control.
Hamid claimed there was a cartel involving young police officers who were trying to oust him out of self-interest.
Former IGPs are also alleged to be influencing the force negatively.
Meanwhile, the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) urged police to make the findings of their internal investigations on the cartel public.
Muda said the revelation was concerning and shows that corruption was widespread in the police force, involving even former IGPs.
"(As such) investigations and its findings must be made public which can be obtained and viewed by the masses," they said in a statement today.
Meanwhile, Muda also called for police to reveal who corrupt former IGPs and officers were, as well as who was in the cartel.
Hamid had sidestepped whether he would reveal those involved in the cartel, saying only that action would be taken against them. - Mkini
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