KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — Despite calls by certain quarters, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador today declined to reveal the identities of officers supposedly part of a corrupt cartel within the police force.
Abdul Hamid assured the public that everything is under control following his explosive revelation last week about officers supposedly gunning to unseat him and that he would speak to his Deputy-IGP on how they should address the matter.
“It is all under control; I know who they are and what they are doing and I will take action.
“And I know that they know, that I know. So it is under control; I just want them to know that what is going on down there is not good for themselves,” he said when quizzed on the identities of the supposed cartel members, during a press conference at Bukit Aman this afternoon.
This after the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) called on Abdul Hamid to name and shame those who are said to be part of the cartel.
Abdul Hamid reiterated that he did not feel a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the cartel was needed yet, stressing that the problem was still under control.
“The reason why I leaked and shared this with the public is because I want the public to know that I know what they (cartel) know, and I want my men to realise that this something very bad,” he said.
He then warned officers against plotting to rise up the ranks of the police force through corrupt means.
“There is nothing wrong for anyone within PDRM to have an ambition, it is good if you are ambitious and want to progress, there is nothing wrong with that.
“The problem is when these ambitions are mixed with bad and corrupt practices, conduct which I have always criticised and advised to stop.
“If you have ambitions to be the next IGP, well and fine, but move forward towards your ambitions in the proper manner. I do not want this corrupt culture to be revived within the force.
“It is time to change and improve for the better,” he said.
Abdul Hamid also rubbished notions that he exposed the cartel to gain leverage for a possible extension of his service beyond the mandatory retirement age, saying he brought the issue to light to let the public know of the actual situation within the force.
He added that his goal is ultimately to increase the integrity of and trust in the Royal Malaysia Police, and for the public to feel safe around the police rather than intimidation.
“I still have my self-pride. I did not expose them to ‘test the market’, or to fish the idea that I have an important agenda but a short time left in my tenure, hence I should ask for a service extension.
“No. I am not that kind of person who asks for things. I am confident in the upcoming generation of leaders after me.
“There is no sinister intention or politics behind what I revealed, I am sincere, and just an ordinary person who has been given this authority and I stood up to try and speak the truth, and it is my intention so these dark moments in history do not repeat,” he said.
