Over the past ten years, according to director of the Bukit Aman Department of Integrity and Standards Compliance ( JIPS), 1, 671 police officers and workers have been fired from their work.
During the same time, from 2014 to June this year, 15, 546 soldiers and officers had also been subjected to various disciplinary steps, while 40, 436 administrative examination papers and research papers were opened, he added.
” In terms of compliance, about 10, 000 to 20, 000 authorities workers are monitored and immediately inspected from time to time by the Compliance Branch of JIPS.
During the celebration of a decade of JIPS establishment at Bukit Aman on Thursday ( Jul 26 ), Mr. Azri stated,” The priority is on frontline personnel who interact directly with the public to ensure they perform their duties in accordance with laws, regulations, directives, and standard operating procedures ( SOPs ).”
He added:” Any agent found to get engaging in misconduct may be dealt with accordingly. The fundamental principle is that the more numerous the checks, the higher the level of avoidance.”
Mr Azri said that throughout last year alone, 19, 352 soldiers and officers were inspected, with 1, 396 people found to possess committed numerous misconducts.
And from January to June this month, 11, 221 soldiers and officers were inspected, with 689 people detected for several misconducts.
According to Mr. Azri, the JIPS Intelligence and Operations Branch, which is crucial for the monitoring and verification process, has also conducted thousands of operations and arrested 798 police officers who are suspected of being involved in a range of crimes, including drug use, gambling, and incorrect visits to entertainment venues.
Over the past 10 years also, he said JIPS had received and handled almost 50, 000 issues and information, especially related to problems of fraud, abuse of power, and wrongdoing.
According to local media reports, two senior police officers were charged earlier in May with accepting a bribe of RM1 million ( US$ 215, 000 ) from a businessman to wrap up an alleged case involving an Israeli citizen’s purchase of weapons.
Separately, according to reports, six policemen, including older officers, were reportedly discovered working jointly and detained in connection with a RM1.25 million blackmail case in the nation.