Cop under probe over missing RM5,000 from suspect's account

IPOH: A policeman, in his 40s, was believed to have withdrawn RM5,000 from the account of a suspect who was under a seven-day remand.

According to Ipoh deputy OCPD Supt Ahmad Termizi Abdul Haq, the policeman had retrieved the suspect's ATM card and succeeded in obtaining his pin number before withdrawing the money in a bank in Ipoh Garden here on Aug 11.

"We were able to detect the withdrawal shortly after that when one of our investigating officers went to the bank to freeze the suspect's account for investigating a fraud case the suspect was involved in.

"However, the bank alerted him of the withdrawal, and seeing that the suspect was remanded, it was impossible for him to retrieve his money during that period," he said.

Following the alert, Supt Ahmad Termizi said the police was able to identify the policeman responsible from the bank's CCTV footage.

The case is being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Computer Crimes Act.

On an unrelated matter, Perak police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani urged the public not to spread false news on the Internet, especially social media.

"Lately, there are many online rumours on crime cases happening throughout the state, and such irresponsible action could create panic and aggressiveness among the society.

"Aside from this, it could also badly affect the image of the Perak police," he said, referring to the recent false news found on social media regarding two policemen who was allegedly involved in an assault incident at a McDonald's outlet in Kuala Kangsar.