Musa: IGP, top brass avoided me

The ex-top cop defends his open criticism of the police force, saying that he had reached a dead end when trying to engage with the top brass and his successor the inspector general of police.

PETALING JAYA: Each time Musa Hassan approached his successor Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ismail Omar, the latter would “walk away” from him, making all communication between the two impossible, the ex-IGP said.

“I don’t have the chance to talk to [Ismail] because whenever we meet even in public, he just walks away from me,” said Musa in a recent interview with FMT.

“I don’t know [why]. Maybe they think I am no longer relevant,” he said.

Musa said this when asked if he had raised the issue of criminal elements and political interference in the police force with the IGP before announcing it to the public.

Musa had dropped the bombshell two months ago during a press conference with crime watchdog MyWatch, which coincided with the opening of the Umno general assembly.

His timing, as well as his new role as the patron of the NGO lead by PKR members, had led many to grill him on his motives.

While the question on most people’s lips is “why now?” (Musa’s reply: the timing was a coincidence), others have expressed disgust at what they perceive as efforts that could destroy the police force’s credibility.

Musa’s rival, former top cop Ramli Yusuff had slammed him for turning to the media instead of discussing the issues with Ismail in private.

“You don’t have to say these kind of things in the open. These are internal matters. Musa could have discussed it discreetly with Ismail, meet up with him, tell him nicely,” the former commercial crimes investigation department (CCID) chief had told FMT last month.

But Musa told FMT that not only did Ismail deliberately avoid him, but the top brass also refused to speak with him on the matter.

“I have spoken to some police officers. But of course they are lower rung, they can’t do anything about it. But the bosses, they refuse to talk to me,” claimed Musa.

When asked whether the current leadership of the police was open to discussing such issues head-on in a transparent manner, he said: “I don’t think so.”

“I see Ismail [as] only a ceremonial IGP. He would only attend ceremonies,” Musa remarked.

Encouraging transparency

He also dismissed claims by his detractors that his bombshells would destroy the credibility of the men in blue.

Instead, Musa said, open criticism of the police force would encourage transparency and enhance its credibility.

“I don’t think so, [that making claims publicly would erode confidence in the institution]. You have to be open about this…

“If you keep quiet and keep things this way… there will always be the perception of the public that you are not doing anything,” Musa pointed out.

“[Then] it would erode the credibility of the police and also the confidence of the people [towards the police].”

‘People still want me to be involved’

Ramli had also criticised Musa, now technically a civilian after having retired in 2010, for “disturbing” the police with his allegations.

“When you have retired, your days are over. You don’t disturb. Your successors have their own way of doing things. You are gone, so why do you want to disturb?” Ramli had said.

But Musa told FMT that he still received text messages and even visits from people asking for his help in matters related to crime.

He said that when people contacted him for advice or help, it meant that they still wanted him to be involved in crime-fighting.

“The question mark is why people still give information to me even though I am retired, when they can give it straight to the police officer?

“That’s why I feel sometimes that something is wrong here. Why should people trust me? They should trust the police because I am already retired,” stressed Musa.

He said that despite being a civilian, he could not bring himself to deny them help as they would come to his house asking for advice.

‘MyWatch under attack’


Meanwhile, MyWatch chairman R Sri Sanjeevan said that The Malaysian Crime Watch Task Force (MyWatch), and Musa, were being attacked from “certain people who want crime to happen or benefit from crime.”

When asked who he meant, he cryptically replied: “Can be kingpins. Can be kingpins who are benefiting from the crime. The people running the crime. The people who are associated with some cops and all these.”

He also said that the bad press, speculation and criticism aimed at MyWatch and its prolific patron would not deter the NGO.

“This is very much anticipated from day one. These are acts by certain people to divert our attention. They just want us to go out of track. All this is not going to stop us,” said Sanjeevan.

“We are very clear of our vision, we know where we are heading, we know our objective. They can always say we are politically motivated, they can always say there is someone behind us, but we are not.

“We have always made ourselves clear. Our objective is crime. We don’t feel safe. It is a national issue, it is a universal problem. So all of us must stay together to tackle this issue.”

Sanjeevan said that MyWatch aimed to be different from other NGOs.

He said MyWatch would not only assist in reducing crime and acting as a police watchdog, but are accountable to the people – something other NGOs were not doing, he claimed.

“We want this to be very different. Other NGOs are not accountable to the public, we want the public to know what we are doing, what we plan to do,” he said.

Musa Hassan zips lips in latest scorcher on Altantuya murder

Amin Iskandar, The Malaysian Insider

Tan Sri Musa Hassan has refused to be drawn into the latest controversy over the 2006 murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, following the publication of a book claiming the former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has inside information.

The retired policeman reiterated that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was uninvolved in the explosive case that had been linked to several politicians from the ruling Barsian Nasional (BN) and had resurfaced recently in the run-up to the 13th general election.

“I have nothing to comment,” he told The Malaysian Insider when contacted yesterday for a response on allegations he has knowledge of the events surrounding the death of the Mongolian translator, for which two elite police commandos have been convicted and are facing death sentences.

“I have said it many times: Najib is not involved with the murder of Altantuya. This is (Abdul) Razak Baginda’s work,” he said, referring to the PM’s former political advisor who once had an affair with the Mongolian.

“I had briefed Pak Lah that Najib was not involved in this case,” Musa said, referring to the then-PM, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

A 26-page book titled “The Black Rose ― Black Rose 1.0”, which describes the tangled web of high-profile personalities purportedly involved in the murder conspiracy, has been circulating on the Internet over the past few days.

Carpet dealer Deepak Jaikishan, who is at the centre of the controversy surrounding P. Balasubramaniam’s conflicting sworn testimonies on the case, yesterday admitted to being the book’s author. He also said he will release a sequel.

Balasubramaniam, a former policeman-turned-private investigator who was at that time hired by Abdul Razak Baginda to keep an eye on Altantuya, is seen to be a key witness to the whole saga.

Deepak recently revealed his involvement in getting Balasubramaniam to make the second statutory declaration (SD), reversing an earlier statement linking Najib to Altantuya’s murder.

The Bar Council was chided on Tuesday for dragging its feet in investigating the identity of the mystery lawyer behind Balasubramaniam’s controversial second SD.

Lawyer Americk Singh Sidhu, who is acting for the former private detective, said that the Bar Council should speed up its inquiry on the high-profile case that had previously been linked to several high-ranking government officials and resurfaced recently in the run-up to the 13th general election.

The Bar Council has said it is investigating the possibility of misconduct in the drafting of Balasubramaniam’s second SD, which contradicts his previous sworn statement made just a day earlier over the death of the Mongolian translator.

A cloud of mystery has been hanging over the identity of the lawyer who had drawn up Balasubramaniam’s second SD, dated a day after his first on July 3, 2008, regarding the Altantuya murder case.

Last month, Musa accused politicians, including Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, of interfering with police work.

Ex-IGP thinks his exposé will bear fruit

MyWatch patron Musa Hassan is optimistic that the police force will eventually improve.
VIDEO INSIDE

PETALING JAYA: Former Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan has come under attack from several quarters for his recent revelations about corruption in the force, political interference in its work, and criminal elements infiltrating it at the highest levels.

The government has ignored his allegations, and his successor, Ismail Omar, has dismissed his claims as “unimportant”.

However, the patron of anti-crime watchdog MyWatch said he remained optimistic that his exposes, which he claimed were aimed at improving the police force, would bear fruit.

“You shouldn’t be downhearted when people don’t want to listen,” he told FMT in an exclusive interview. “We still have to tell the truth.”

Musa spoke well of Ismail’s deputy, Khalid Abu Bakar, calling him a “capable leader”. But he dismissed a suggestion that he was ganging up with Khalid to overthrow Ismail.

When asked whether there had been attempts by the Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak or Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim to meet him, Musa said no political leaders had met him.

In a new year message to Malaysians, Musa said: “I hope this country will prosper, and there won’t be any political problems. I hope the police will improve themselves. People are now more aware of integrity. That’s a good sign. All agencies should be of high integrity, and avoid themselves from being corrupted, that’s the wishes of the people, and that’s my wish also.”

MyWatch chairman R Sri Sanjeevan, who was with Musa during the interview, said the organisation’s objective was to make Malaysia crime-free society, adding that this required good leadership in the police force.

Excerpts from the interview

The IGP reportedly said that what you said was not important. Don’t you feel like all your criticisms and efforts are falling on deaf ears?

Sanjeevan: No, no, no. We will keep on trying

Musa: We shouldn’t be downhearted when people don’t want to listen to us. We still have to tell the truth.

Sanjeevan: Changes don’t happen overnight.

Previously, you were saying that Ismail Omar should be tougher, he shouldn’t be a yes man and perhaps he should be standing up against this political interference that you have mentioned. What do you think of his leadership? Do you think that he should resign?

Musa: That is not for me to say. That is up to the minister, you know, because he calls the shots on whether a person continues or not.

Another thing is that I see Ismail [as] only a ceremonial IGP. He would only attend ceremonies. When there is real problem, he won’t be there. He would get his deputy to do it.

He should be involved as an IGP. If there is any problem happening on the ground, he should be there.

But Ismail Omar has been going down on the ground with high profile policing, together with top ranking people. Don’t you think that is very good?

Musa: Well you can go high profile policing. No doubt that is very good, but you only go at one time. What’s the follow up after that? It needs follow up. You don’t just go where people prepare for you to meet the public, meet them, shake hands with them. And then you go back. So what’s the follow up?

Was it different during your time? You stayed back?

Musa: Yes we stayed back. We had discussions with them, and then we had follow up. I gave my phone number, where they can call me.

On reports about Ismail Omar’s comments that these issues are unimportant…

Musa: How can he say that? As an IGP, if you say that the comment by the public are unimportant, there is something wrong. It means you did not take cognisance of the importance of what the public is saying.

So you are saying there is a lack of engagement even though they seem to be quite aggressive with the PR campaign.

Musa: PR campaign is different. But the actual engagement is important. How do you have dialogues with the people? I myself had dialogues in the districts … so I have first hand information from the people on the ground.

Doesn’t Ismail Omar do that?

Musa: That I don’t know. I’ve done my part when I was in service. Now he has to do his part.

Do you think that Tan Sri Khalid is a better person to lead the PDRM?

Musa: Tan Sri Khalid is a person who can make decisions. I think he can lead the police force.

Do you think Khalid should replace Ismail Omar? Or do you see other officers taking up that post?

Musa: I can’t say that. That’s up to the minister again. Of course, it is not me who put people there. It is up to the political masters.

OK, but you are saying Khalid is a capable person?

Musa: Yes he is a capable person.

More capable [than Ismail]?

Musa: No, but the way he speaks to the press—that’s how people want to see a leader. Talking, giving advice and all that.

Some have said he is more hands on.

Musa: Yeah, he should be hands on.

And Ismail Omar? Is he hands off?

Musa: I don’t know. You have to ask him.

Given what you have said about Tan Sri Khalid, I’m sure the public will speculate—is Musa Hassan coming up with MyWatch because he is ganging up with Khalid to overthrow Ismail?

Musa: No, no, no. I won’t be controlling the police. I won’t be influencing them. I will only assist in information so that the public would have more confidence. That’s why I don’t attend police functions.

Talking about influencing the police, a lot of your exposes so far have been about political interference, criminal elements infiltrating the force.

Musa: There are people close to people in power, who can influence certain police officers. They just go to certain police officers saying, “Oh, my boss wants this to be done.” That’s no good.

You are talking about politicians, or…

Musa: Anybody. Not only politicians [or] those who have influence. It can even come from the middleman of kingpins.

And you are saying this from information or this is just your guesswork, or…

Musa: Not information, through experience.

During your time, you’ve maintained, you’ve always turned down these interferences. Because people are saying, “What did you do during your time?”

Musa: Yes, I’ve turned them down. I’ve turned them down.

Can you tell us more? Now you’re giving us some teasers, some anecdotes, but where are we bringing this information to? What is your next plan of action? What is your end game? Are you planning to bring this up to court? What are the plans of MyWatch?

Musa: As I’ve said before, we will work together with the police, to take action, so that whoever is influencing the police won’t have any deals with the police.

You are still so very positive, but it seems that it’s very silent on the other end. The IGP, the PM, home minister. They have not actually addressed all these issues.

Musa: The members of the public have the right to know what happened to information they have given.

You have told people that this is happening, but there seems to be still silence from the government.

Musa: I don’t know why they are still silent

Sanjeevan: It used to be two people voicing out. Now we have a lot of Malaysians voicing. In time to come, police will respond to us.

You believe that?

Sanjeevan: Yes, I strongly believe that.

Tan Sri, have you ever tried to meet with Ismail Omar and talk about these issues that you are raising now?

Musa: Well, I don’t have the chance to talk to him because whenever we meet, even in public, he just walks away from me.

Why do you think that is so?

Musa: I don’t know. Maybe they think I am no longer relevant.

‘We have proof top cops pally with crooks’

Top police officers have been involved in criminal activities, according to MyWatch, which claims to have the evidence.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Crime Watch Task Force, or MyWatch, today claimed that it has in its possession evidence that top police officers are involved in criminal activities.

R Sri Sanjeevan, the chairman of the watchdog NGO, threatened to make public the information unless the Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar agrees to meet with the group so that an open, high-profile investigation can be carried out immediately.

“We have all the evidence that top police officers are involved in money laundering, illegal gambling, prostitution, football bookies and have direct links with underworld figures and kingpins. Yet to date, there is no answer and no action by the IGP,” Sanjeevan said in a statement.

Sanjeevan also cited a case where a top police officer was given an “all-expense paid trip overseas to play golf with an underworld kingpin” as well as as one where “one senior police official’s son and daughter is working for a kingpin with special privileges”.

“Aren’t they [officers] obliged in some ways to them [kingpins]? Isn’t that conflict of interest?” asked Sanjeevan.

He said that Ismail cannot choose to keep quiet and must act without fear or favour against corrupt officers, which are now being slowly revealed by former Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan.

“I again invite the IGP to meet with us so we can pass such evidence to him or we will be forced to make this information public. All police officers should be accountable for their actions and must have more sense of responsibility when dealing with crime or public,” said Sanjeevan.

Aside from Ismail, Sanjeevan urged Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, and the Home Ministry secretary-general Abd Rahim Mohd Radzi to respond to Musa’s past allegations.

Several bombshells


“Musa has clearly mentioned that there is meddling and interference by the Home Minister and the secretary-general into police matters. For example, giving direct instruction to state police chiefs, CID chiefs, and junior officers but since then there has been no answer by anyone.

“So [by keeping silent] I assume they silently ‘agreed’ to what we have revealed,” he said.

In recent weeks, Musa had dropped several bombshells, alleging that politicians have been interfering with police work and that criminal elements have infiltrated the force.

He also pointed out that there may have been cases of abuse of power at the top level when several senior policemen were transferred out for refusing to approve an “unsound” walkie-talkie project.

Musa also labelled Ismail a “yes man” and had urged the latter to be tough, revealing one example when Ismail allegedly cried after he was scolded for following the orders of former home minister Syed Hamid Albar to arrest a reporter under the then Internal Security Act (ISA).

Following these disclosures, several quarters have hit back at the former top cop, questioning Musa’s timing and credibility. They also brought up the “copgate” issue where Musa is alleged to have links to underworld figures.

Musa’s detractors included Hishammuddin, businessman Robert Phang, former KL CID chief Mat Zain Ibrahim, former Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Ramli Yusuff and his lawyer Rosli Dahlan.

Responding to the attacks, Sanjeevan said that these are merely attempts to divert the NGO’s focus on crime, and threatened to take legal action against “those who continue to make false and malicious accusations”.

Strictly a NGO


He said that most of the allegations coming out against Musa are “old cases” which “Musa himself has clarified and answered previously”.

“Some of these allegations have been heard and cleared in court. Therefore it is not wise to talk about them anymore unless the cases are being re-opened for investigation,” he said.

Sanjeevan said that a suit against Phang, who alleged that MyWatch was being bankrolled by criminal syndicates, is being finalised.

On doubts raised on MyWatch’s political neutrality, Sanjeevan said that MyWatch is strictly a NGO and is not backed by any political party.

“Our focus will always be on rising crime rate, wrong-doings in the police force and assistance to victims of any crime,” said Sanjeevan, who is a PKR Negeri Sembilan Youth executive council member.

Meanwhile, Sanjeevan said MyWatch is expanding to states and districts with 200 new members joining.

He said that anyone can be a member or can be a whistleblower to highlight wrong-doings, adding that a hotline will be set up soon.

‘Frightened Musa wants to save his skin’

Prominent lawyer Rosli Dahlan, who has dealt with Musa Hassan first hand, has an answer as to why the ex-IGP is reappearing in the media spotlight, flanked by PKR members.

PETALING JAYA: Musa Hassan’s sudden criticism of the government and the police is an attempt to reinvent his image and cosy up to Pakatan Rakyat out of fear that should the Barisan Nasional government fall, his head will be the first to roll, according to lawyer Rosli Dahlan.

The prominent lawyer, who previously represented Musa’s rival, ex CCID chief Ramli Yusuff, is currently pursuing a legal suit against Utusan Malaysia and 16 others in a case related to the former inspector-general of police’s purported links with underworld figures.

As such, Rosli has first hand experience with Musa and has nothing but scorn for the ex top-cop as well as his recent revelations of alleged ministerial interference and criminal elements in the police.

“Musa is a manipulator, opportunist and a liar. He is a principal lecturer at UiTM in media warfare, so we should not be surprised that he is using the media to reinvent his image,” he told FMT.

“Clearly, Musa knows he will be in trouble if Pakatan forms the next government,” added Rosli.

Former Kuala Lumpur CID chief Mat Zain previously accused Musa of fabricating evidence in Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s 1998 black eye Incident.

Rosli said Musa was also the investigating officer in Anwar’s first sodomy charge and the incumbent IGP when the second sodomy charge was “orchestrated”.

“So it is no surprise that he now becomes a turncoat, against the government that gave him his mercurial rise to be IGP and enjoyed two extensions by contract in order to save his own skin,” he added.

Musa appeared at a press conference late last month with several NGO leaders linked to the opposition, fuelling speculation that he would be joining Pakatan Rakyat soon.

The press briefing was organised by a new NGO called the Malaysian Crime Watch Task, or MyWatch, and was the setting for which Musa dropped the bombshell that ministers allegedly meddled in police investigations.

Anwar later said that PKR was open to Musa joining them if he wished to do so, although Musa had firmly stated that he would remain neutral.

‘Leopard does not change its spots’

Commenting on this, Rosli said: “PKR must not forget the history of this man; a leopard does not change its spots.”

“To me, for PKR to be a credible opposition, it shouldn’t use characters who are known to have manipulated the system and fabricated evidence,” he added.

Rosli recounted that the ex-IGP’s own aide, ASP Noor Azizul Rahim Taharim, had called Musa a “pengkhianat” (traitor) in a 2009 statutory declaration (SD).

The document accused Musa of a slew of wrongdoings during his tenure and exposed how Musa had allegedly manipulated the police succession hierarchy with his associate, an underworld figure known as BK Tan, as well as silencing critics with transfers and trumped up charges.

“Never before in the history of this country has an active serving IGP faced such an accusation from his own ADC (aide de camp),” said Rosli.

“As for being a liar, it is not what I say, but the various people who have dealt with Musa including the damning judgment by Sessions Judge Supang Lian of the Kota Kinabalu court,” he added.

Rosli was referring to the 2007 case levelled by Musa against Ramli. Musa had accused Ramli of abusing his power in using a police Cessna plane for his personal benefit. However, the judge found that Ramli was in full uniform and was escorted by four other uniformed police personnel while conducting a border surveillance patrol.

“If the prosecution was serious about finding out the truth, they should have called the two police pilots as the first and second witnesses. Instead, the pilots were called close to the end of the trial. DPP Kevin Morais also amended the charge several times. That is how insidious these people are,” added Rosli.

Ramli was eventually acquitted without his defence being called.

When Musa became the final witness for the prosecution in order to rebut the other police witnesses who had given evidence supporting Ramli, the judge delivered the following stinging judgment against Musa:

“[Musa’s] evidence is unreliable and is to be disregarded and whatever he says in court lends to his discredit. I am in total agreement with the case for the defence that this lack of support of the evidence of [Musa] on this point lends to his discredit… I found however that the evidence of [Musa] on this to be unreliable and to be disregarded.”

According to Rosli that was a polite way of calling an active serving IGP a liar.

‘Trumped up charges due to Musa’

Rosli also touched on Musa’s purported links with underworld figure Goh Cheng Poh, aka Tengku Goh, in a case known as the Copgate affair, of which Rosli has first-hand knowledge due to his role as Ramli’s lawyer.

“Musa’s links with the underworld is borne out in the affidavit of Tengku Goh who made specific mention of him when Goh sought habeas corpus.

“Musa caused six rank and file officers to be charged so that the criminal Goh could be released.

“I know all these because I was fixed by the AG (Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail) on a trumped up charge whereas all I did was to help the CCID (Ramli) when the AG abdicated his constitutional duty in refusing to prepare affidavits for the police,” revealed Rosli.

According to the lawyer, then deputy home minister Johari Baharom and Ramli had separately approached him for legal advice over the case surrounding Goh in 2007.

Ramli also sought Rosli’s advice on the allegations of corruption which at that time was sensationalised by the mainstream media as “The RM27m Cop” story. The story immediately fizzled out when Ramli was charged for nothing near that amount and was later acquitted without his defence being called.

In retaliation for helping Ramli and Johari, Rosli said that he then became a victim of trumped up charges courtesy of the Anti Corruption Agency (now the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission).

Rosli was charged for not declaring his assets, and was brutally handcuffed and detained on the eve of Hari Raya in 2007 while in his office, in full view of his partners and staff.

He was brought to the ACA headquarters in Putrajaya where he was held overnight, deprived of medical attention and not allowed to see his family, who were waiting outside.

But Rosli was eventually acquitted of all charges without having to come to his defence. In 2008, Rosli sued Utusan Malaysia which then apologised for sensational journalism, as well as the arresting officers and several others over the incident.

However, Rosli’s trial was recently scuttled by the Attorney General’s (AG) Chambers when they sought to prevent his witness statement from being read out in court, as it touches upon Gani’s alleged complicity to cover up Musa’s purported links to underworld figures as well as his alleged attempts to bring Ramli down.

Documents filed in Rosli’s trial also implicated the AG in a conspiracy to bring Rosli down because of Rosli’s involvement in the MAS case against Tajuddin Ramli.

In 2010, Malaysia Today posted pictures and documents of Gani performing the Hajj with Tajuddin’s proxy. However, the MACC cleared Gani of any wrongdoing.

The MACC also cleared Gani of any involvement with Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman in the RM40 million seizure by the ICAC Hong Kong – a case which PKR strategy chief Rafizi Ramli is now pursuing.

Mat Zain: Probe Musa for fabricating evidence

The former KL CID chief urges IGP Ismail Omar to investigate ex-IGP Musa Hassan for allegedly fabricating evidence in Anwar's Sodomy 1 trial.

PETALING JAYA: The former inspector-general of police (IGP) Musa Hassan should be investigated for fabricating evidence during the Anwar Ibrahim Sodomy l trial, said former KL CID chief Mat Zain Ibrahim.

In an open letter to IGP Ismail Omar, the former senior policeman said that this was a perfect opportunity for the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) to prove that it was truly a credible institution.

“It will also prove to the people that the PDRM is neutral and is able to carry out its as professionals,” said Mat Zain.

Early this month, Musa had alleged that criminal elements had infiltrated the police force during Ismail’s tenure, with good officers being put in cold storage for being defiant.

He also claimed that Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein had meddled in police affairs despite the law saying that only the IGP could give orders to his officers.

Training his guns against Musa, Mat Zain said that the former had admitted in an interview with an online portal in May this year that he had unlawfully obtained former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim’s blood sample to conduct a DNA test.

“And the Kuala Lumpur Hospital’s Dr Zahari Noor testified on the matter in court on Dec 31,1998.

“In fact, even I had mentioned the matter to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail and the police in my open letter on Dec 27, 2010,” he said.

Mat Zain added that in the past letter, he has given details on how Musa had stolen the blood sample after the latter had failed to convince the former to do so.

“From the way I see it, the police can investigate Musa for giving a false affidavit and giving false testimony on the DNA evidence,” he said.

Mat Zain said that it was vital for the police to initiate investigations against Musa as soon as possible as the latter’s expose had tarnished the image of PDRM and the IGP’s office.

“But the probe against Musa is not about retribution. It’s about showing the public that the police is still a neutral institution that will always carry out its duties without fear and favour,” he said.

Ramli: Is Musa jealous of my official send-off?

Former CCID director Ramli Yusuff believes former inspector-general of police Musa Hassan could be jealous that present IGP Ismail Omar had given him a proper retirement ceremony last month.

"I believe (that Musa) was envious as when he retired, Ismail did not give him anything (a proper send-off). But I got that honour."
Ramli reached compulsory retirement age on March 1, 2008. But he was embroiled in a court case where he was accused of non-disclosure of his assets.
After five years, the courts cleared him, clearing the way for his official sendoff.

"I think that was why Musa (left) was bitter with Ismail. If Musa wants to be accorded the same ceremony, please ask the IGP nicely. Why must Musa attack Ismail in the open?" he quipped, adding that both Musa and Ismail had served under him in the CID for six years.

Ramli also said that during his time there was no intervention by the executive nor the home minister as police were able to do their job professionally.

"As policemen, we can advise the cabinet ministers but they cannot tell us what to do. We are professionals and we are trained policemen, we are not politicians. Politicians, as lawmakers, have to work together with the police.

"During my time there was no interference from the Home Ministry. There was no such thing that you have to do this and do that," he retorted.

Musa had previously revealed that Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein had interfered with the police by giving directions to his subordinates.

Hishammuddin responded by asking why Musa had raised the issue only now, just as the general election was approaching and claimed what was brought up was a big lie.

Unreliable witness

Ramli said that former IGP Musa's Sabah case which was related to abuse of power, where the Sessions judge decided Musa was an unreliable witness when his testimony contradicted with other junior officers, showed what he was capable off.

"If this court's decision was made outside Malaysia, the person would have resigned like what had happened with the Singapore Parliament speaker who stepped down recently following allegations of a sex scandal."

Ramli claims that the former IGP is trying to re-invent his image with the recent public disclosure.

"My men have documents to show that Musa has links to the underworld through the likes of the Goh Cheng Poh (Tengku Goh) and BK Tan, who are his good friends.
"Musa was saying CCID cannot open case files against gambling operators. He should read the law carefully because all police officers with the required rank, have the powers to investigate."

The Tengku Goh and BK Tan links has been reported previously as the Copgate affair.

Ill-feelings
On the question as to why Musa had ill-feelings against him, Ramli disclosed that he had once issued a show-cause letter to Musa in 2001, for agreeing to disband police prosecuting officers.

"Musa represented me in that meeting which was chaired by his good friend Abdul Gani Patail, who was then head of prosecution in the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC).
"There, Musa agreed that young deputy public prosecutors from the AGC could conduct the prosecution in the magistrates and sessions court without consulting me or the then IGP, Norian Mai.

"Norian was upset with me following the decision as this involves policy matters and Musa should have consulted with the head of department or the IGP over this. As a result I had to issue the letter to Musa. The police protested heavily with the AGC.

"As a former officer in charge of the Kuala Lumpur courts with the rank of superintendent, I had handled 200 policemen including the police prosecutors and we are professional in our jobs and performed better than some of the young DPPs.
"Nevertheless, when Musa became IGP he pushed through the idea, resulting in the disbanding of police prosecutors," he said.

Ramli said as a result of him protesting the move to replace the police prosecutors, Musa and even Abdul Gani were unhappy with him.

Deepak and Musa: An Umno inside job?

A good many Umno members believe Najib Tun Razak had something to do with Altantuya's murder although they don't believe he had given the order.
COMMENT

The whispers by the anti-Najib faction along the corridors of the recent Umno general assembly were all centred on Rosmah Mansor (Najib Tun Razak’s wife) and Muhyiddin Yassin (Deputy Prime Minister).

Whispers also revolved around the fact that Najib hides behind the office of the prime minster, using his powers not to answer the many allegations thrown at him.

The corridors were abuzz with talk about Rosmah’s insatiable hunger to grab business opportunities, wealth and anything that would enrich her.

The name of a certain prominent Malaysian Indian businessman (not Deepak Jaikishan) kept coming up over and over again, a new television company to rival Astro was mentioned and so many other matters. All roads, however, led back to the house of Najib.

Najib is seen as a weakling because of the Rosmah factor. They feel that Rosmah has too much control over him.

Today, a good many Umno members believe Najib had something to do with the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu.

Although they do not believe that he did it himself or that he ordered his two bodyguards to do it, they have been silently pointing their fingers at someone “so close” to him saying, “only that person would have had the authority to direct the guards”.

In which case, is it then a coincidence that Deepak and former inspector-general of police Musa Hassan have come out at this “opportune” time to reveal “the truth”?

Does Musa know what we do not? Is Umno and Barisan Nasional in for a big fall?

There are just so many questions.

Is it also then a coincidence that Johor PAS had lodged a police report on the matter of Musa’s allegations? Even the national PAS leadership was not aware of the Johor PAS’ move to lodge a police report.

The action, according to some PAS members, was done on the instigation of certain friendly Umno members in Johor.

Friends in PAS, PKR and even DAP

It was, they said, all being done to embarrass and tire Najib.

Imagine the Johor Umno members attacking Najib’s cousin, Hishammuddin Hussein, saying he knows nothing and does not deserve a seat, let alone the position of home minister.

They were comparing him with more prominent Malays who’d do Umno proud. Doesn’t this seem like a direct affront to Najib?

Were these, in the first place, the work of Muhyiddin’s men?

It’s really hard to tell. To them, Muhyiddin may be a “stop gap” and we have had a few in Umno and he seems to be the next.

Najib had almost caved in to “pressure” from Muhyiddin’s supporters. Had it not been for the Deepak and Musa allegations, he would have announced the general election.

He had been hinting that it was going to happen, till Deepak and Musa came and threw the spanner into the works.

Muhyiddin’s men or at least they seem to be “his men”, have many friends in both PAS and PKR. They also have many sympathisers among DAP members.

So were these planned by Umno to rid itself of a man it sees as “a huge liability to the party, race and country”, as one Johor Umno member put it?

What is known is that “these” men who are allegedly aligned to Muhyiddin will all help the opposition no matter what the pledges were at the recent Umno general assembly.

Why? Because they have nothing but contempt for the leadership.

Toffee Rozario is a businessman who spends his free time writing to create awareness. He blogs at Toffee’sTurn.

Phang: I've no power to influence police transfers

Govt to keep out of Musa-Ramli spat, Hisham says

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 12 – The government is choosing to stay on the sidelines of the public fight between two  former senior crime busters even as observers note the squabble is jeopardising public confidence in the police force.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (picture) said today the government will not get in between former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan and his former colleague-turned critic Datuk Ramli Yusuff as its priority was improving the police force, but will instead let the quarrelsome duo battle out their grievances against each other.

“What’s important is for us to look forward to improve the police force... Let them accuse each other.

“The government will not interfere,” Hishammuddin told a news conference here.

However, the minister questioned Musa motive in alleging interference from the executive in police operations.

He said when Musa was still IGP, the police veteran had never complained about his command being usurped by ministers and was doing so now only because of the looming elections.

“(Musa) used to work with me ... but he had never made all these sorts of comments.

“Why is he bringing up these issues now?” Hishammuddin asked, and added, “This is all because of the elections, that is why.”

Hishammuddin was weighing in on the issue after being pinned by Musa as being among those responsible for the public’s sliding confidence in the police force.

Musa first came into the spotlight last month when he dropped a bombshell at a press conference, accusing ministers of power abuse and meddling with police investigations and operations.

The country’s former number one watchman had singled out Hishammuddin at the time, and had also criticised his successor Tan Sri Ismail Omar as being a yes-man to the government.

But almost immediately, Ramli – formerly the director of the Commercial Crimes Investigation Department (CCID) – stepped out from retirement to defend incumbent IGP Ismail, accusing Musa of power abuse during his time in uniform.

Ramli claimed Musa, his former colleague and rival in the force, had colluded with the Attorney-General to escape from being arraigned in a 2006 criminal court case involving underworld figures in Johor.

Why reveal now, Musa?

The rakyat should ask themselves this question: when Musa Hassan was the IGP, what did he do?
COMMENT

Following former Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan’s recent exposé of political interference in the police force during his tenure as the police chief, I want to ask you this: when he was the IGP what did he do?

What did he do about political interference in the conduct of police investigation? Did he behave like an IGP whose duties were hampered by interference of political forces?

Dia tak malu ka (have you no shame), getting so many extensions to your term as IGP from your political masters who were interfering with your duties as IGP?

Is Musa saying anything new now? Why not stand up against all this while you were the IGP? Why only now?

I have my suspicion of government servants, of which Musa was one, who speak up after their retirement.

Why not speak up when you were working under your onerous political masters? Why? Were you worried of lost promotions?

Worried about not getting a Tan Sri? No pension? Were you worried of not being IGP anymore?

The same goes for Chua Jui Ming and and even the former deputy prime minister and minister of finance of Malaysia – Anwar Ibrahim.

It is always after the nasi has become bubur that they wave the white handkerchief and boldly stand up to voice their dissent against the very same political masters that they were once subservient to.

Tell something new

And Musa tells us that the Special Branch is tailing him. Musa tells us that criminal elements have infiltrated the police force and that politicians interfered with investigations.

Aisehman Musa, why not tell us something we do not know?

As for Anwar, he must remember that if he is shot down again over this Deepak Jaikishan and Musa issue, I doubt if he can regain any lost ground.

I can assure Anwar that in matters like this, our people tidak mudah lupa. Umno tidak mudah lupa. Hadi Awang of PAS, and the DAP also tidak mudah lupa. And saya pun tak mudah lupa!

Be the change that our people aspire to. Be anything else and you will find that the truth somehow has a way of being a nuisance when you least expect it to.

Aeschylus wrote: “In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.”

Anwar must remember that we all have endured much pain and sufferings through these years of a government that cared more for its political gain than for ours.

Surely there are lessons learnt from them of what Anwar should not do if he aspires to lead us. May that wisdom to do so be conferred upon him by the grace of God sooner rather than later.

CT Ali is a reformist who believes in Pakatan Rakyat’s ideologies. He is a FMT columnist.

Musa: Disclose all crime statistics

The Sun 
by Radzi Razak

PETALING JAYA (Dec 10, 2012): Former inspector-general of police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan (pix) has called on the police and Home Ministry to publicly disclose all crime statistics so as to not confuse people about the actual crime situation in the country.

“The police should disclose all statistics as the people would like to know why there are street crimes around when the NKRA (National Key Results Area) showed that the crime is dropping.

“We do not say that they (government) are manipulating the statistics but the people might be confused if they don’t reveal all the reports,” he told a press conference here today.

Expressing his backing for the Malaysian Crime Watch Group (MyWatch), a non-governmental organisation which aims to educate and increase awareness on the preparation and prevention of crime, he said a public awareness campaign is important in helping the government and police combat crime at the grassroots level.

Musa claimed that the police now not only heed the IGP but also have to report to government servants outside the force.

He said the police should remain apolitical and not let any political influences seep into the force.

“I’m not hitting at the government. Nobody called me personally (to discuss) and there’s nothing on the paper (reporting change). I want to see police force improved. I don’t want things to be politicised because the police force needs to be improved for the sake of the people,” he said.

“If you want proof, you have to read it in the (news)papers, there are enough proof (of government interference). Now even the police are confused when the chief secretary of the KDN (Home Ministry) directs the police and the police complain to me.

“Perception comes from a real person’s action. So it (interference) is real,” he added.

'Home Ministry sec-gen also interferes with police'

‘Black knight’ Musa vs ‘White knight’ Ramli

The former IGP took a swipe at his critics for portraying him as the bad cop out to destroy the PDRM.

PETALING JAYA: Former Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan today lashed out at his critics, especially his former colleagues Ramli Yusuff and Mat Zain Ibrahim, suggesting that they have strong backing from powerful figures.

“I think this Ramli, he has strong influence with IGP [Ismail Omar] and the police,” he told a press conference here.

“From the outside, it seems like he’s the white knight, saviour of PDRM [Royal Malaysian Police]… while I’m the black knight who is destroying PDRM… the picture has been painted as such,” he said when asked about Ramli’s unending crusade against him.

Musa, the patron of the new anti-crime NGO MyWatch, said that he suspects that Ramli has the backing of certain powerful figures that he did not name.

“I just want to know who is behind him… who has given him this platform to attack me,” he said.

Musa maintained that he had no links with underworld figures, a claim that Ramli, retired Commercial Crimes Investigation Department (CCID) director, has repeated, and instead asked the latter himself to answer to the public.

“He should answer to the public… how he owns so much riches and wealth when he was still in service. Even I don’t have so much…”

Musa said despite the courts clearing Ramli of failing to declare some RM27 million worth of assets, for him, it was still an unresolved question.

How could a police officer only holding the post of CCID director amass such money? he asked.

Asked if he was implying Ramli was linked to “undesirable individuals”, Musa said: “It is hard for me to answer. Because those who have wealth of that nature will have some links somewhere.”

He also denied former KL CID chief Mat Zain’s claim that he (Musa) had fabricated evidence, relating to three reports on the injuries Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim received while in police custody in 1998.

Mat Zain had said: “I state, yet again, that I am willing to declare under oath in any judicial proceeding or before any judge that there was indeed an agreement between [Attorney-General Abdul] Gani [Pattail] and Musa to use Dr Abdul Rahman [Yusof] to fabricate the three so-called special reports on the injuries Anwar received while in police custody in 1998.”

Musa said he has no knowledge about any such reports, declaring that he has no power to order any doctor to do anything.

“He [Mat Zain] is the one who investigated the case. He should have the reports,” he said.

He said Mat Zain, along with Ramli, was trying to discredit him.

“They are plainly trying to stop me from speaking out. These people are back in operation. They have to say something. They know I can’t stand this kind of things, so this is a preemptive strike by them,” Musa said.

“Let me ask them now: who are the real kingpins? Why have there been no actions [taken]?”

Defamation suit

Musa also denied rumours that he is coming out now because his request to be made the Malaysian High Commissioner to Brunei was turned down, saying that he had in fact rejected the offer.

“I was [in fact] offered the post [but] I refused. I am a policeman,” he said.

Meanwhile, MyWatch chairman R Sri Sanjeevan said that his NGO was giving former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission adviser Robert Phang three days to apologise and retract comments he made about the organisation.

“He has mentioned in his statement that MyWatch is bankrolled by underworld syndicates. I will give him a grace period of three days to apologise for his statement, or we will initiate a defmation suit against him.”

“He has no clue about MyWatch. If he is defaming us, he is indirectly defaming Musa,” said Sri Sanjeevan.

Meanwhile, MyWatch adviser S Gobi Krishnan denied that the NGO was politically linked.

“MyWatch is an NGO… neutral. I can be a party member, but MyWatch doesn’t take instructions from anyone, or report to anyone.”

Musa: Good, honest men victimised

Ex-IGP speaks out against transfers, saying that crime syndicates are now operating freely with 'blessings from the top'.

PETALING JAYA: Good, honest, hardworking police officers are being transferred from their divisions for doing their work with integrity, claimed former Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan.

Musa suggested that these moves are now allowing more and more criminal syndicates to operate freely with “blessings from somebody on top” and also involved politicians at the highest levels.

Musa gave several examples of such transfers, and spoke out against the nationwide enbloc transfer of D7 officers in early 2011.

“After I left, there was an enbloc transfer of D7 officers, right? Not everybody is bad in the D7, why must you change the whole team?” he asked.

On rumours that the transfers were part of a exercise to facilitate syndicates changing hands, Musa said that was not the case, but said it was “because these officers are taking action, because they know a lot of things.”

“…. they were afraid that they couldn’t direct these people from D7,” he said, without explaining who “they” were.

Musa admitted that many of these people given transfers were those he had promoted at one point, but denied that they were part of his ‘camp’.

“I promoted people because of their capabilities and have done a good job…they were transferred out and not given any ranks.

“[During the D7 redeployment], the whole country, all the IPK contingents headquarters, some were transferred to the field force.”

“See… they were all good officers, when they were under me they arrested quite a number from the syndicates, but now there are no arrests anymore.

Musa said D7 is the division tasked with cracking down on vice, gambling, loansharks, prostitution and also to investigate syndicated crime.

“So they have all the intelligence about them, especially the bosses. These are the ones [D7 officers] who actually go after the [crime syndicate] top [guns].

‘Politicians involved in transfers’

FMT: Why such transfers under [current IGP] Ismail Omar’s time?

Musa: To make it easier for them to operate-lah, because when I was the IGP, most of them went away, they left the country.

When you say “they” you are referring to?

Musa: The syndicate bosses.

So are you then saying the current IGP is openly allowing syndicates to operate?

Musa: As I have said, this involves very top people, if not the IGP wouldn’t dare to do this. When I say top people, it means politicians lah. If not the IGP wouldn’t dare to do this?

You mean this is linked to politicians?

Musa: [Yes]. Very high level.

Ministerial level?

Musa: Most probably.

Do you know this for a fact or you are guessing?

Musa: I’m not guessing, well you see now they are very freely operating, if they are operating freely then that means they have the blessing of somebody from on top.

Musa also cited examples of a former deputy director in Bukit Aman, CID SAC Mohd Rodwan Mohd Yusof, who was recently transferred out to be the deputy CPO of Pahang.

“He was labeled as my man. Its not a demotion per se, but they wanted to humiliate him,” he said.

“Why? Just because he was the one who assisted me in the investigation of Sodomy I and the abuse of power case against Anwar Ibrahim, so now, they try to humiliate him by sending him to Pahang. He is the most senior SAC now, together with SAC Mazlan Mansor,” he said.

Musa Hassan tells Robert Phang: apologize, or I’ll sue you

(Malaysian Digest) - Malaysian Crime Watch Group (MyWatch) today demanded an apology from Tan Sri Robert Phang for alleging that the NGO was linked to criminal syndicates.

MyWatch patron, Tan Sri Musa Hassan has given Phang three days to do so before legal action is taken against him.

“It is a malicious statement.. MyWatch is only being linked to criminal syndicates because I am here (in MyWatch).

“If he has a vendetta against me, so be it. But leave the NGO out of it.

“I give him three days to apologize before we begin talks with lawyers and initiate legal proceedings against him,” he told a Press conference at the Hilton Hotel today.

Musa, who is former Inspector General of Police, also claimed that when he was the IGP from 2006 to 2010, Phang had met with him regularly to offer himself as an advisor.

Phang had questioned why he wasn’t selected as an advisor when he had previously served as advisor to the former IGP, Tun Hanif Omar. “I told him I didn’t need an advisor, I can think for myself. That is why I wasn’t too close to him,” he said.

Phang meanwhile, when contacted, said he does not wish to respond yet for fear that the media may have misinterpreted Musa. He instead asked for Musa to issue a press release, only after which he would respond to Musa’s statement.

In another development, Musa declined to offer any comment regarding a statement by former Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Ramli Yusuff, who had claimed that Musa had abused his power during his tenure as IGP.

In response, Musa questioned how Ramli had amassed his “wealth” and questioned who had ordered him to use the police platform to badmouth him.

“I would like to say something too. I want to know who is behind him until he is given a platform within the police force to slam me. “I think Ramli needs to answer to the public how he attained his wealth and riches while still in the police force,” he said.

Musa had previously been accused of having dealings with Pakatan Rakyat after he had made several exposes pertaining to Home Ministry interference in police matters when he was IGP.

Musa however, had admitted that Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, during his time as Deputy Prime Minister, had tried to instruct Musa to reveal the investigation report on the book, ’50 Reasons Why Anwar Ibrahim Cannot Be Prime Minister.”

Musa: I was upset by Sin Chew reporter’s detention

The ex-IGP claims Syed Hamid Albar ordered the ISA arrest.

PETALING JAYA: Former Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan claims that he was against the controversial 2008 arrest of Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng under the Internal Security Act.

He told FMT he was in hospital at the time and police made the arrest in obedience to the then home minister Syed Hamid Albar.

He said he scolded his deputy – current Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar – over the arrest and the latter wept and offered to resign.

Tan’s arrest in September 2008 came after the publication of her report on a speech made by the then Bukit Bendera Umno chief, Ahmad Ismail, in which he said the Chinese were squatters in the country and not deserving of equal rights.

Reacting to public outrage, Syed Hamid said Tan was arrested for her own protection. He said police were acting on information that her life was under threat. The statement drew ridicule from the public.

“The explanation sounded absurd to me,” Musa told FMT.

“At that time, I was in hospital, in IJN (National Heart Institute), having a bypass.”

He said he told Ismail, who was acting IGP, to investigate the case under the Sedition Act and not to use the ISA to arrest anyone.

He said he was upset at the turn of events and demanded an explanation from Ismail when he visited him at IJN.

“Then he started crying, saying that the minister gave the instructions. He told me he wanted to resign, saying things like ‘I want to resign, I don’t want to work anymore.’

“I said to him, ‘You shouldn’t be allowing yourself to be dictated to. I am in the hospital now, and you are Acting IGP.’ I told him ‘It’s stupid of you, wanting to resign. Next time, just don’t do it.’”

Asked if he tried to confront Syed Hamid, Musa said he could not because he was bedridden.

“But of course the girl was later released. But it was wrong. Using ISA didn’t make sense to me. If you think any seditious statement was made, then you have the law to investigate, right?”

During the controversy, Syed Hamid told the press the arrest was a police decision and that he had not interfered.

More recently, during the Umno annual general assembly, Syed Hamid denied Musa’s allegation that home ministers were among the politicians who regularly attempted to interfere with police investigations.

Asked to comment on this, Musa told FMT: “Well he can deny it, but Ismail told me at that time that he was directed.”

Drug raid

Giving another example of politicians throwing their weight around, Musa spoke of a drug raid at a club in Johor in 2003, when he was serving in the state.

“A Johor ADUN [state assemblyman] shouted at my officers asking them to get out,” he said. “And then he called me, asking why the officers raided this place.

“He told me, ‘Do you know I am wakil rakyat so and so?’ I answered ‘So what? Why are you angry? Is it your place?’ He then said he was a frequent customer and asked why we were embarrassing people who wanted to enjoy themselves.

“I replied, ‘Okay, you can enjoy, but we are looking for drugs. So don’t disturb my officers.’

“The next day he came to my office, scolding me. I said, ‘You shouldn’t do this, you should respect the police.’”

Musa said he was still upset with Ismail over his response to Musa’s recent allegations of political interference and criminal infiltration in the police force as well as his call on Ismail to “be tougher”.

Ismail had reportedly brushed off Musa’s remarks as “unimportant”.

“I am still quite upset,” he said. “His statement shows that he doesn’t want to improve the situation. I’m saying he is very arrogant.”

Musa said that Ismail had “changed a lot” and would often try to avoid coming face to face with him at public functions.

“Maybe he has been advised by certain groups and ex-police officers not to be close to me. I wouldn’t name names.

“If I don’t attend these functions, it doesn’t mean I don’t like the police. I just don’t want to be associated with these people. As I said, ex-police officers are also involved with the syndicates. I don’t want to be involved with them.”

He said he was sad over the public’s loss of respect for the police force.

“This is not just because of political interference, but because of the police themselves, the bosses, the top people.

“Firstly, they don’t know how to respond to the public. Secondly, they don’t work closely with the public. They don’t listen to public opinion. They don’t change – that’s the problem.”

Meanwhile, the chairman of anti-crime NGO MyWatch, R Sri Sanjeevan, has called for a thorough investigation into Musa’s allegations, including the one about Syed Hamid ordering the arrest of Sin Chew’s Tan.

Politik samseng,di manakah maruah kita?

‘PM, Home Minister ignored my complaints’

Ex-IGP Musa Hassan says he had previously informed the Prime Minister and Home Minister about his complaints, but were ignored.

PETALING JAYA: Many wonder why Musa Hassan has suddenly become such a vocal man, but the former Inspector-General of Police said that it was not something that happened overnight.

He said that his complaints of political interference, of criminal elements which had infiltrated the police force, were not new.

When he was in service, these issues were already raised through the “proper channels” to the Prime Minister and Home Minister before, but to no effect.

“I have a number of times personally informed even the prime minister and home minister, when I was Johor CPO, when I was director of CID, and also as the IGP. It seems that they do not want to change.

“Many times I have raised this, not just now that I am retired,” he explained.

Musa claimed that the top leaders of the country did not seem interested in addressing these issues. However, he declined to say if it was because they themselves were also involved in these claims.

“The prime minister and home minister were not interested. I want to make sure the country is safe. If you do all these things, protecting kingpins and all that, the country’s security will go down the drain and people will be complaining,” he said.

Musa said that various allegations had been levelled against him but he had kept quiet all the while. But now he was being deemed as anti-government for speaking out.

“They attack me like mad when I’m not against anyone,” said Musa, who served as IGP for four years from 2006 to 2010.

FMT: What was their response [to your complaints]?

Musa: They knew I don’t like these things. Their response was… well… they just kept quiet.

Why did they keep quiet? Are they not concerned or are they also involved?

I don’t know, I’ve told them, ‘don’t disturb’ [police work]. I’m very vocal, I don’t care.

Why are you using this NGO, MyWatch, as your platform? Can this do any good?

Number one, people should be aware of all these things. They have the right to know. Number two, so that people will not think that the police are bad. The police are trying to do a good job, it is up to the people on top, those policy-makers. Policemen are good people. That’s why I love the police, because I’m from there. Policemen are loyal to anyone who becomes the government.

But what happens when the government of the day is doing wrong things?

You have to tell [them off]. The chief of police must be strong. Be responsible and professional about it.

Musa: Polis patut hentikan keganasan di Gombak

Polis sepatutnya boleh menghidu lebih awal akan sebarang kewujudan unsur provokasi dan bertindak tegas menghalang ceramah terbabit.

SHAH ALAM: Bekas Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Musa Hassan menegur sikap polis menangani insiden ceramah politik di Gombak kelmarin sehingga menyebabkan kecederaan orang awam.

Beliau berkata, polis sepatutnya boleh menghidu lebih awal akan sebarang kewujudan unsur provokasi dan bertindak tegas menghalang ceramah terbabit.

“Polis patut halang pihak lain mengganggu ceramah dan jangan biarkan pertumpahan darah berlaku.

“Jangan benarkan pihak lawan buat tempat yang sama,” katanya dalam sidang media selepas menjadi panel dalam wacana Sinar Harian
“Politik Samseng: Dimana Maruah Kita” di Kompleks Karangkraf di sini petang tadi.

Turut menjadi panel Presiden Institut Integriti Malaysia Datuk Dr Mohd Tap Salleh, Ahli Parlimen Hulu Selangor P. Kamalanathan dan Penasihat Undang-Undang PAS Hanipa Maidin.

Katanya, undang-undang Akta Perhimpunan Aman 2012 yang tidak lagi memerlukan permohonan permit secara tak langsung menyebabkan
keselamatan menjadi longgar dan mengurangkan kuasa polis memantau aktiviti ceramah.

Dalam kejadian malam Selasa lalu, dua orang penyokong Pakatan Rakyat serta seorang penyokong BN cedera dalam satu pergaduhan di ceramah di tanah lapang di Batu 8 1/2, Gombak.

Timbalan Ketua Polis Daerah Gombak Supt Rosly Hassan semalam dilaporkan berkata, kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 148 Kanun Keseksaan kerana memiliki senjata bahaya dalam rusuhan.

Pada masa yang sama, beliau turut menasihatkan orang ramai supaya tidak mencabar pihak berkuasa dan menjadikan institusi PDRM sebagai musuh.

“Saya nasihatkan kalau ada ceramah politik jangan bergaduh, tak elok,” katanya.

Sementara itu, beliau turut menolak cadangan Suruhanjaya Bebas Aduan dan Salah Laku Polis (IPCMC) bagi menyiasat salah laku anggota polis di negara ini.

Katanya, wujud klausa dalam IPCMC yang tidak adil apabila tidak memberikan peluang kepada polis membela diri di mahkamah.

“Sedangkan penjenayah yang dihukum diberi peluang untuk bela diri dimahkamah, polis yang dikenakan tindakan disiplin pula tidak
dibenarkan berbuat demikian,” katanya.