Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar says the Commercial Crime Department needs to be beefed up to combat such crimes.
PETALING JAYA: The success rate of tackling commercial crimes is only “average”, Inspector- General of Police Ismail Omar said today.
He admitted that his force needed to beef up its Commercial Crime Department to combat rising commercial crimes, while attention should also be given to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
“If you ask me, I would say it’s average,” he said when asked what was the success rate of the police’s commercial crime fight at an event on corporate crime here.
“But my answer is, I would want to beef it [this department] up,” he said, adding that he personally felt crime in commerce is “not that bad”.
Ismail said his men have the necessary credentials in the commercial crime sector, but the challenge lies in the “accumulating” workload.
He added that more men should be placed in the Commercial Crime Department.
Opposition leaders have in the past accused the police of poor management over their resources, with most of the money and manpower slotted for political-related “national security” rather than crime fighting.
If voted into power, Pakatan Rakyat vowed to reform the police force and redistribute its resources to combating crime including commercial ones.
Perception towards the government’s anti-crime policies has been poor, with Ismail himself admitting that the majority of Malaysians found police success in bringing down criminals unconvincing.
But he maintained that crime is dropping, blaming the negative perception on the media instead.
However, Ismail also said that the police must put more effort to manage the poor public views on the state’s anti-crime efforts, but urged voters to “look at other indicators” to see their success.
PETALING JAYA: The success rate of tackling commercial crimes is only “average”, Inspector- General of Police Ismail Omar said today.He admitted that his force needed to beef up its Commercial Crime Department to combat rising commercial crimes, while attention should also be given to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
“If you ask me, I would say it’s average,” he said when asked what was the success rate of the police’s commercial crime fight at an event on corporate crime here.
“But my answer is, I would want to beef it [this department] up,” he said, adding that he personally felt crime in commerce is “not that bad”.
Ismail said his men have the necessary credentials in the commercial crime sector, but the challenge lies in the “accumulating” workload.
He added that more men should be placed in the Commercial Crime Department.
Opposition leaders have in the past accused the police of poor management over their resources, with most of the money and manpower slotted for political-related “national security” rather than crime fighting.
If voted into power, Pakatan Rakyat vowed to reform the police force and redistribute its resources to combating crime including commercial ones.
Perception towards the government’s anti-crime policies has been poor, with Ismail himself admitting that the majority of Malaysians found police success in bringing down criminals unconvincing.
But he maintained that crime is dropping, blaming the negative perception on the media instead.
However, Ismail also said that the police must put more effort to manage the poor public views on the state’s anti-crime efforts, but urged voters to “look at other indicators” to see their success.
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