'Dr Mahathir Mohamad said even he was not in total control of the police force when he was the PM.'
Pregnant woman identifies female cop in 30 seconds
Anonymous_3fc4: This is going to be a litmus test on the new IGP (police chief), let's see what is going to come out of this identification parade.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has remained elegantly quiet even after the police have been proven to have crossed the lines of proper conduct, abused their power and took the law into their own hands. Hishammuddin should do the right thing by ordering a thorough investigation of the errand police officers involved.
Pity Him: This is about the police bullying the people. Worse still, when they are in plainclothes.
Common sense tells us that this woman cannot be lying that she was slapped. Police are not respected at all, I was badly treated by a cop only yesterday at Jalan Petaling. This fellow used aggressive gesture to direct me away from my intended route.
1Malaysian: I wonder what the confiscated video recording will show. Or will they say that it had mysteriously been erased or malfunctioned when the cops took it back. I bet you anything that the recording will never see the light of day.
Tailek: Well done, Chow Soo Meng for standing up for your rights. Don't be intimidated by the police. Take this matter all the way up to the home minister, if necessary.
Cala: One interesting outcome of Chow's response to the 'illegal raid' of her store is to do with her admission of possessing contraband cigarettes, meaning cigarettes which are imported illegally from foreign countries without paying the tax.
If such is the case, one needs to ask what the level of efficiency of our Custom Department? Or is it to do with unrealistic tax structure that encourages tax evasion of imported cigarettes?
Abahpenang: There is another issue here apart from the rogue cops. Chow was keeping illegal goods, meaning that she was no angel either. The cops who stole her money, if it is true, thought that she wouldn't do anything because the goods were illegal. Both were wrong - the rogue cops and her.
Gerard Samuel Vijayan: The woman, even as a suspect, is entitled to her rights. Is that so difficult for the police to understand? It's fine to use reasonable force to enter her shop if you suspect that she has or is committing a crime. But act professionally.
Take an inventory of the contraband, confiscate the cash, take pictures, etc, and carry out your investigations properly. There is no need to slap her or abuse her. This raid should have been done by the Customs Department and not the police. That is why it is important to enforce a code of conduct for the police to regulate such matters.
The IPCMC (Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission) ought to have been set up to investigate allegations of police abuse or misuse of powers. But so far there is no political will from the BN. That is why the police are now behaving like a bunch of vigilantes, like a law unto themselves.
In the process, the police are becoming public enemy No 1.
AlexToo: Dr Mahathir Mohamad said even he was not in total control of the police force when he was the PM. Matilah, we all. We are living in police state. This is confirmed.
Anonymous_3e86: Basically, the police officers have not followed standard procedures in making the confiscation of the money and the arrest. The discrepancy in the amount seized is now disputed by both parties.
Seizure of items - the money, liquor and cigarettes - must be recorded and signed by both parties. The officers' failure to do this is against the law, more so when done without a search warrant.
In the past, it is a known practice that many unrecorded seized items end up being shared amongst the raiding party members. I'm not surprised that this is also the case. Robbers in uniform...
Sentinel: How can the police weed out the bad hats if they continue to protect these crooks in uniforms within its organisation?
If the PDRM do not want the IPCMC and wants to 'police' itself, then prove to us Malaysian taxpayers and voters that it is serious in doing so and will show no mercy against the bad hats in its own organisation. Otherwise, have the IPCMC!
Malaysian First And Malaysian Always: Forget all this. What Malaysia needs is a independent police commission for police abuse and corruption. If BN allows this commission to be formed, I guarantee it will get its two-thirds majority back in Parliament. But BN must do it now and not dilly dally.
Concerned Citizen 1e05: Don't write off the whole police force. In any organisation, there bound to be bad apples. PDRM must tighten its procedures and improve, yes, but give credit where it is due.
Anonymous: I had one policeman asking me for money just weeks ago when I claimed my stolen car. No, I don't think this problem is due to few bad apples unless you are willing to believe all police horror stories your friends and relatives told you and reported in alternative media are all false.
Firefighting approach will not work. It has to be reformed from the core.
Confused: It has come to a point that we do not know who we should run away from - the police or the robber.
Pregnant woman identifies female cop in 30 seconds
Anonymous_3fc4: This is going to be a litmus test on the new IGP (police chief), let's see what is going to come out of this identification parade.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has remained elegantly quiet even after the police have been proven to have crossed the lines of proper conduct, abused their power and took the law into their own hands. Hishammuddin should do the right thing by ordering a thorough investigation of the errand police officers involved.
Pity Him: This is about the police bullying the people. Worse still, when they are in plainclothes.
Common sense tells us that this woman cannot be lying that she was slapped. Police are not respected at all, I was badly treated by a cop only yesterday at Jalan Petaling. This fellow used aggressive gesture to direct me away from my intended route.
1Malaysian: I wonder what the confiscated video recording will show. Or will they say that it had mysteriously been erased or malfunctioned when the cops took it back. I bet you anything that the recording will never see the light of day.
Tailek: Well done, Chow Soo Meng for standing up for your rights. Don't be intimidated by the police. Take this matter all the way up to the home minister, if necessary.
Cala: One interesting outcome of Chow's response to the 'illegal raid' of her store is to do with her admission of possessing contraband cigarettes, meaning cigarettes which are imported illegally from foreign countries without paying the tax.
If such is the case, one needs to ask what the level of efficiency of our Custom Department? Or is it to do with unrealistic tax structure that encourages tax evasion of imported cigarettes?
Abahpenang: There is another issue here apart from the rogue cops. Chow was keeping illegal goods, meaning that she was no angel either. The cops who stole her money, if it is true, thought that she wouldn't do anything because the goods were illegal. Both were wrong - the rogue cops and her.
Gerard Samuel Vijayan: The woman, even as a suspect, is entitled to her rights. Is that so difficult for the police to understand? It's fine to use reasonable force to enter her shop if you suspect that she has or is committing a crime. But act professionally.
Take an inventory of the contraband, confiscate the cash, take pictures, etc, and carry out your investigations properly. There is no need to slap her or abuse her. This raid should have been done by the Customs Department and not the police. That is why it is important to enforce a code of conduct for the police to regulate such matters.
The IPCMC (Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission) ought to have been set up to investigate allegations of police abuse or misuse of powers. But so far there is no political will from the BN. That is why the police are now behaving like a bunch of vigilantes, like a law unto themselves.
In the process, the police are becoming public enemy No 1.
AlexToo: Dr Mahathir Mohamad said even he was not in total control of the police force when he was the PM. Matilah, we all. We are living in police state. This is confirmed.
Anonymous_3e86: Basically, the police officers have not followed standard procedures in making the confiscation of the money and the arrest. The discrepancy in the amount seized is now disputed by both parties.
Seizure of items - the money, liquor and cigarettes - must be recorded and signed by both parties. The officers' failure to do this is against the law, more so when done without a search warrant.
In the past, it is a known practice that many unrecorded seized items end up being shared amongst the raiding party members. I'm not surprised that this is also the case. Robbers in uniform...
Sentinel: How can the police weed out the bad hats if they continue to protect these crooks in uniforms within its organisation?
If the PDRM do not want the IPCMC and wants to 'police' itself, then prove to us Malaysian taxpayers and voters that it is serious in doing so and will show no mercy against the bad hats in its own organisation. Otherwise, have the IPCMC!
Malaysian First And Malaysian Always: Forget all this. What Malaysia needs is a independent police commission for police abuse and corruption. If BN allows this commission to be formed, I guarantee it will get its two-thirds majority back in Parliament. But BN must do it now and not dilly dally.
Concerned Citizen 1e05: Don't write off the whole police force. In any organisation, there bound to be bad apples. PDRM must tighten its procedures and improve, yes, but give credit where it is due.
Anonymous: I had one policeman asking me for money just weeks ago when I claimed my stolen car. No, I don't think this problem is due to few bad apples unless you are willing to believe all police horror stories your friends and relatives told you and reported in alternative media are all false.
Firefighting approach will not work. It has to be reformed from the core.
Confused: It has come to a point that we do not know who we should run away from - the police or the robber.
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