19/02/2020 07:23 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 -- Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador confirmed that four police officers and personnel had been detained on suspicions of corruption and abuse of power following the finding of a drug laboratory in Cheras, here, on Feb 12.
He said all the officers and personnel were detained in Selangor yesterday and the case was being handled by Bukit Aman.
He said a special investigation team had been set up to investigate the case.
‘’We have identified who are involved in the irresponsible act and (we) will not compromise,’’ he said.
He said this in a media conference after a ceremony to hand over and launch a lift replacement project at the Kuala Lumpur Police Training Centre here.
It is understood that the four officers and personnel detained were stationed at the Selangor Police Contingent Headquarters (IPK) but the case of the unearthing of the drug processing laboratory in Cheras was being investigated by the Kuala Lumpur police.
According to Abdul Hamid, there was a possibility that the activities of the officers and personnel were not known to their senior officers.
‘’We will conduct a comprehensive investigation involving all aspects and nobody will escape in this matter,’’ he said.
Yesterday, a local news portal reported that four police officers and personnel were detained on suspicion of abuse of power and accepting bribes on a case involving the finding of a drug laboratory in Cheras, here.
According to the portal report, those detained were an officer with the rank of Inspector and three personnel with the ranks of corporal who were stationed at the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) at the Selangor IPK.
-- BERNAMA
