By G Vinod - Free Malaysia Today
PETALING JAYA: An opposition leader has urged outgoing Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan to file a complaint with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) about his accusation of third-party interference in police work.
Klang MP Charles Santiago said Musa should do this if he was serious about cleaning up the police force, “especially if it involves corruption and framing of people as part of a political power play”.
On Tuesday, Musa had alleged that there were third-party interference during his tenure as the top man in the police force.
He said this included people from the Home Ministry, outsiders and those with vested interests, but the ministry had since dismissed this.
However, Santiago also took a swipe at the outgoing IGP, saying that Musa's recent outburst did not really do any good to his battered image.
“I am not surprised at his bitterness as he is on the verge of losing his powers. His attacks on government ministries and his thinly-veiled hints on the Home Minister (Hishammuddin Tun Hussein) did not speak well for his (Musa) integrity and honesty,” said the DAP leader.
Santiago said that Musa's track record in the force had been murky and taking pot shots at his former benefactors showed that he had no regard for the police force or the nation.
“It was during his tenure that the police force had been marred by the use of excessive force, with baton-wielding anti-riot police breaking peaceful demonstrations and candle light vigils.
“Not to forget an increase in lock-up deaths and gross abuse of power by police officers,” he said.
PETALING JAYA: An opposition leader has urged outgoing Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan to file a complaint with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) about his accusation of third-party interference in police work.
Klang MP Charles Santiago said Musa should do this if he was serious about cleaning up the police force, “especially if it involves corruption and framing of people as part of a political power play”.
On Tuesday, Musa had alleged that there were third-party interference during his tenure as the top man in the police force.
He said this included people from the Home Ministry, outsiders and those with vested interests, but the ministry had since dismissed this.
However, Santiago also took a swipe at the outgoing IGP, saying that Musa's recent outburst did not really do any good to his battered image.
“I am not surprised at his bitterness as he is on the verge of losing his powers. His attacks on government ministries and his thinly-veiled hints on the Home Minister (Hishammuddin Tun Hussein) did not speak well for his (Musa) integrity and honesty,” said the DAP leader.
Santiago said that Musa's track record in the force had been murky and taking pot shots at his former benefactors showed that he had no regard for the police force or the nation.
“It was during his tenure that the police force had been marred by the use of excessive force, with baton-wielding anti-riot police breaking peaceful demonstrations and candle light vigils.
“Not to forget an increase in lock-up deaths and gross abuse of power by police officers,” he said.
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