Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang criticised Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani for providing "the most unsatisfactory" answer over the "troll farm" allegation.
This was in response to the IGP’s statement at a press conference yesterday that investigations into the alleged existence of police "troll farms" were still ongoing.
"This is most unsatisfactory. Why are the police taking so long to investigate Meta’s allegation of police ‘troll farms’, or do we have police ‘troll farms’ operating without the IGP’s knowledge or consent?" asked the DAP veteran in a statement today.
Yesterday, Acryl Sani said that investigations into a report by Meta that it had removed more than 600 "troll farms" from Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to the local police are still ongoing.
"We have denied the report. I have instructed the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) to look into this.
"We are still investigating. If there are any developments (in the case), the CCID will provide an update," he was reported as saying.
Lim noted that it has been 40 days since Meta revealed in its Quarterly Adversarial Threat Report on Aug 5 that it had removed hundreds of Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages and groups that were part of a "troll farm" aimed at influencing social media users in the country.
He also questioned if the police had reached out to Meta for further information on the issue.
"Why are the police taking weeks and months to deal with a problem which operates in seconds and minutes?
"I have called for a public inquiry headed by a judge or former judge to investigate the serious allegation made by Meta.
"Will the IGP agree to the proposal to restore the police’s credibility and professionalism, and assure the Malaysian public that they are not in the thick of committing cybercrimes?" Lim asked.
Further, the DAP man said Acryl Sani should state whether the police are willing to cooperate with an independent inquiry.
"The IGP should say whether the police are willing to cooperate with an independent inquiry, which would include inviting Meta to disclose evidence proving the force's link to the troll farm," Lim said.
According to Meta, its investigation found the "troll farm", which supported the ruling coalition and police while accusing its critics and the opposition of corruption, was linked to Malaysian police.
The police had previously denied the link, with police secretary Noorsiah Mohd Saaduddin saying that they viewed the allegation seriously and were getting more information about the matter. - Mkini
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