PUTRAJAYA: He pledged to uphold the law when he became a police officer.
But this senior police officer is believed to have broken the law instead by accepting bribes and protecting syndicates operating illegal activities around Kuala Lumpur from police action for more than three years.
Sources said investigations revealed that the syndicates he was allegedly protecting are involved in vice, gangsterism and illegal gambling.
“The suspect, who is in his 40s, is believed to have been taking bribes from 2021 until recently.
“The officer and a low-ranked member of the force were arrested following intelligence work by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC),” said the source.
The officer was arrested in Putrajaya on Saturday after he was summoned for his statement to be recorded.
The second suspect was arrested on the same day in Kuala Lumpur.
Senior assistant registrar Nurul Farhana Mohd Najib allowed the officer to be remanded for three days while the other suspect was held for a day.
Sources also said the arrests had led to the discovery of more than RM1.2mil in cash from several properties allegedly linked to the officer.
MACC director of intelligence Datuk Zainul Darus confirmed the arrests.
He said investigations are ongoing to determine if there are others involved in the case.
It was earlier reported that a senior police officer from the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters had been detained by the MACC for allegedly taking bribes to protect certain illegal activities from police action.
Messages on Telegram claim that investigators seized over RM2.5mil in cash from a luxury condominium in Kuala Lumpur.
The message also claimed that over RM4mil worth of property had been found.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid was quoted as saying that police are waiting for the MACC to conclude its investigations, and would then proceed from there.
