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IN his recent farewell speech, Inspector-General of Police Tan Adul Hamid Bador dropped a bombshell when he accused Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin of interfering in matters of the police force.
While we are not privy to what happens within the Royal Malaysia Police and are unable to verify those statements, it is rare to see an outgoing IGP make such serious and personal allegations. For this reason alone, his statements must not be ignored. Further, an audio clip has been leaked of the home minister indicating his wish to make a loyalist “our boy” the next IGP.
These incidents have provided us with points to ponder regarding the governance of the police force, especially on the appointment of top police officers, i.e. how do we provide checks and balances in this often opaque process?
Covid-19: More are severely ill
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More are severely ill
The Health Ministry said more are becoming severely ill from Covid-19 and many are younger people.
It pointed out that Covid-19 patients suffering from Category 4 or 5 symptoms have increased from 6.7 percent in January to 35.2 percent in April.
Category 1 and 2 patients suffer milder symptoms, Category 3 ones develop some form of pneumonia but can still breathe on their own, those in Category 4 need oxygen supply while Category 5 patients need a ventilator to breathe.
The ministry attributed this to younger people seeking treatment late and also the proliferation of new Covid-19 variants.
It was me - Hamzah admits to discussing senior police appointments in audio clip
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Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin today admitted that the voice in a viral audio clip discussing the selection of a new police chief was his.
The Larut MP told a press conference that it was his voice because he had done nothing wrong.
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Civil society groups have lauded outgoing IGP Abdul Hamid Bador for calling a spade a spade, in openly criticising Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin for interfering in police matters. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, April 30, 2021.
CIVIL society groups backed Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador for calling a spade a spade when he openly criticised Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin for interfering in police matters.
In an interview with editors at Bukit Aman today, the IGP warned the country was on a slippery slope if politicians didn’t stop meddling and interfering in matters concerning the police force.
Anwar: Why no probe into alleged recording of PM, home minister?
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PKR president Anwar Ibrahim has questioned why circulated audio recordings which allegedly contained the voices of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin were not investigated by the police.
He called the inaction double standards as the audio recording said to contain the conversation between him and Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, which does not contain criminal elements.
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