Between June 2009 and June 2013, 6,335 police officers were hauled up for disciplinary offences while 1,764 for violating the law, says the Home Ministry.
KUALA LUMPUR: Each year, more and more police officers are flouting the law and committing disciplinary offences, the Home Ministry revealed today.
Since 2009 to June 2013, 6,335 police officers committed disciplinary offences while 1,764 violated the law, according to a written reply to Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng in Parliament.
“Based on police records, 976 officers were involved in disciplinary cases in 2009; 1,023 in 2010; 1,130 in 2011; 1,400 in 2012 and 1,806 (from January 2013) to June 2013,” the Home Ministry wrote.
“For cases involving violation of the law among police officers, at least 119 were involved in 2009; 393 in 2010; 456 in 2011; 478 in 2012 and 318 (from January 2013) to June 2013.”
In 2009 and 2010, 94 officers were charged in court; 98 in 2011; 84 in 2012 and 36 in 2013.
The rise in numbers fly in the face of the BN-led government’s insistence that the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCMC) – a body to investigate disciplinary offences – was unnecessary.
The government said the Enforcement Agencies Integrity Commission (EAIC) was sufficient to handle issues of integrity and discipline among the police despite civil societies’ cries to the contrary.
KUALA LUMPUR: Each year, more and more police officers are flouting the law and committing disciplinary offences, the Home Ministry revealed today.Since 2009 to June 2013, 6,335 police officers committed disciplinary offences while 1,764 violated the law, according to a written reply to Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng in Parliament.
“Based on police records, 976 officers were involved in disciplinary cases in 2009; 1,023 in 2010; 1,130 in 2011; 1,400 in 2012 and 1,806 (from January 2013) to June 2013,” the Home Ministry wrote.
“For cases involving violation of the law among police officers, at least 119 were involved in 2009; 393 in 2010; 456 in 2011; 478 in 2012 and 318 (from January 2013) to June 2013.”
In 2009 and 2010, 94 officers were charged in court; 98 in 2011; 84 in 2012 and 36 in 2013.
The rise in numbers fly in the face of the BN-led government’s insistence that the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCMC) – a body to investigate disciplinary offences – was unnecessary.
The government said the Enforcement Agencies Integrity Commission (EAIC) was sufficient to handle issues of integrity and discipline among the police despite civil societies’ cries to the contrary.
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