Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar has urged the public not to finger the police over the attempted murder of R Sri Sanjeevan until investigations are concluded.

“Do not immediately accuse the police for being involved in the shooting of the MyWatch president.

“I have said, we will investigate the matter from all angles,” Khalid told a press conference at the Bukit Aman police headquarters this morning.

He added that if indeed there were police involved in the case, none of them would be spared.

“We have never protected anyone that has committed a crime.

“Have you remembered any case where the police protected any personnel or officer who had been involved (in crime)?” he asked.
NONEKhalid lamented that there had even been posting on the social media accusing the authorities of issuing instructions for Sanjeevan's assassination.

"We will be calling the person who made the claim. We want to know which authority gave the so-called instruction to shoot Sanjeevan," he said, adding that the people should not speculate on the matter.

Asked about Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli's claim that Sanjeevan was on the verge of revealing an internal police investigation against its own personnel for alleged links to drug syndicates, Khalid did not confirm or deny the internal probe.

"We always probe when there is any complaint against our officers. That is the purpose of having the disciplinary division. It is their duty to probe all accusations from members of the public or anyone else," he replied.

However, he said, if Rafizi has any knowledge on the matter, he should come forward to assist in the police investigation.

"We also hope that Sanjeevan will quickly recover so that we can also interview him," Khalid said.

Khalid: I spoke to Sanjeevan

Asked if Sanjeevan had made any police report prior to his shooting, Khalid replied: "He made all kinds of police reports, we will review all of them."

Khalid added that before this, he had personally spoken to Sanjeevan and the anti-crime activist had also engaged with the narcotics and disciplinary divisions of the police force.

"But he (Sanjeevan) was not prepared to provide the source of his information, so we cannot do a complete investigation," he said.

The top cop said Sanjeevan's condition was now stable and that he was expected to undergo surgery to remove a bullet from his ribcage today.

Sanjeevan was shot at a road junction in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, last Saturday by two men on a motorcycle.

He survived the attack by speeding off after being hit by the first bullet. He is now being treated at the Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital in Seremban.