Photo: AZMAN GHANI/The Star
AFTER almost two years as the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador’s tenure comes to an end tomorrow. He sat down with Sunday Star on Friday to reflect on leading the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), the challenges he faced and the achievements he notched up.
> Are you satisfied with your performance as the IGP, especially in ensuring that the PDRM is clean and trusted by the rakyat?
I was given 24 months as IGP. Ever since the beginning I aimed to complete my mission or, at the very least, pave the way for the future in 24 months. I knew it was impossible to achieve 100% of my target in such a short time as the PDRM is a very big organisation.
Abdul Hamid ends two-year contract as IGP
May 2, 2021
Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. Photo courtesy PDRM.
KUALA LUMPUR – “I don’t intend to overstay one’s welcome… every beginning has an end,” said Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador, who will hand over the post to his successor, Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, who is currently deputy IGP, this Monday.
If there was anything he was not able to do during his two years of helming the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), he said it was not being able to visit Sabah and Sarawak to solve problems facing the Sang Saka Biru team in the two states.
Sunday, 02 May 2021 09:22 PM MYT
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MAY 2 Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador’s recent call that the Police Force Commission (SPP) should not be chaired by a ‘Minister’ to prevent any political interference is a timely one. It appears from the newspaper article that there may have been interference in the management of the police force in the form of appointments of CPOs, Bukit Aman directors and IGP. His proposal to have a non-politician as SPP chairman is a wise call - as he so succinctly put it “If a minister chairs the SPP, political elements will seep into the commission.”
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