KUALA LUMPUR: Despite a challenging 2024, the police have maintained a success rate of over 80% for criminal investigations, says Tan Sri Razarudin Husain (pic).
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) said that last year saw many high-profile cases and there was public scrutiny on how the police handled these cases.
“Last year was challenging for the whole force. That is because the force’s credibility was constantly questioned during the investigations into several high- profile cases,” he said in his speech during the 218th Police Day celebration at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol) yesterday.
The IGP cited their investigations into Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) as one of the few big cases that had rocked the nation.
“Throughout 2024, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had opened 126,842 investigation papers, with a case completion rate of over 84%.
“The Narcotic Crime Investigation Department (NCID) has busted 245 drug syndicates and arrested 753 suspects with seizures of over RM388mil.
“In the fight against cybercrime, the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) has solved online fraud cases that involved losses of around RM1.57bil,” he said.
The IGP also highlighted the successes of the Internal Security and Public Order Department, which has solved 99,498 cases with seizures worth RM984mil.
On the upkeep and expansion of police facilities, the IGP said that RM30mil had been allocated for the maintenance of facilities.
“In addition, 18 construction projects for police headquarters, stations, housings and other facilities worth an estimated RM2.3bil were approved under the fifth Rolling Plan of the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK12). This is the most approved number of projects compared to previous years,” he said.
He also stressed that the police and the public should work together to ensure the force operates with integrity.
“With over 134,000 personnel, the leadership and I hope the public will continue strengthening our service delivery and integrity via the Public Report Management System (Sispa).
“Via this system, the public can file complaints involving police personnel.
“This is the symbiotic relationship between the police and the public in ensuring the prosperity of the country,” he said.
