The police aim to tighten supervision at all levels following recent criminal and disciplinary cases involving the men in blue, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.
Speaking to the press this morning, he denied there is a problem with the method of enlisting recruits.
Instead, he said many of the personnel found to be involved in crimes were “okay” before they joined the force.
“Our SOP for intake is already adequate. Most of them were okay before they joined the force.
“Perhaps they changed because of the environment, or they could not resist the temptation, so they got involved (in criminal activities).
“The most important thing to address this issue is by taking strong action. There will be no compromise,” he said at the Bukit Aman police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
Ayob was answering a question from the media on whether there would be a review of the recruitment procedure in light of criminal cases involving police members in recent months.
Among the cases include an incident where two cops were arrested over the alleged robbery and rape of an underaged college student in Selangor earlier this month.
In December, a senior police officer was arrested and charged with murdering a school student in Perak, while three other cops were charged in court after they allegedly stole RM85,000 during a raid on migrants in Kuala Lumpur.
According to Ayob, the police will never tolerate misconduct among its personnel regardless of their rank.
“We are clear on this. It is not an issue of how many percent were involved. To me, even if the number of those involved in misconduct is low, these people have smeared the force’s image as a whole.
“That is why we will not tolerate it. Any officer or personnel found to have committed misconduct, and if there is enough evidence, we will arrest them and charge them in court.
“We have enough SOP. What is important now is supervision and action. These two will help stop any officer or cop from even thinking of committing crimes,” he stressed.
Hunt for crooked Sabah cops
Meanwhile, Ayob revealed that the police are looking for eight individuals, including two police officers, for an investigation into a drug syndicate in Sabah.
This followed a major drug bust there recently, which saw the arrests of 14 syndicate members.
Eleven were charged at the Kota Kinabalu court yesterday, while three others are expected to be charged soon.
According to Ayob, the two cops being hunted are also suspected to be members of the syndicate, and police believed they played active roles including as transporters. - Mkini
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