More than 600 policemen have reportedly been fired for various offences since 2013.
In a report by The Star Online, Bukit Aman’s Integrity and Standard Compliance Department (JIPS) director Comm Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman was quoted as saying that out of the 607 personnel who were sacked, 284 were kicked out for shirking duties.
“This year, we fired 25 personnel,” he told the news site, adding that there were other who were fired for defying orders.
Currently under probe were 38 senior officers, he reportedly said, while 301 personnel were being investigated for drug-related offences, crime, corruption and misconduct.
Reports on misconduct were compiled not just from members of the public, Comm Jalaluddin said, but also from non-governmental organisations and agencies such as the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam).
