Sunday, 28 Mar 2021 02:27 PM MYTLawyer Gobind Singh Deo speaks to reporters at the Kuala Lumpur High Court September 9, 2020. — Picture by Yusof Mat IsaKUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission cannot dismiss a claim of an insidious “cartel” seeking to control the police force as a problem to be dealt with internally because it is a “question of law”, DAP’s Gobind Singh Deo asserted today.
“The IGP did not speak of a cartel alone but also about corruption. Is that an internal matter too, which the MACC thinks can be solved internally?” he asked.“Shouldn’t they too be dealt with internally?” he asked again. Gobind suggested Azam consult the Attorney General for legal advice on what to do about the police cartel claim as the issue is of public importance.
“Those investigating should have no interest in the matter or be connected in any way to those who will be probed in the investigation. So how can an internal probe be sufficient in this case when the case involves the police themselves? This is where the MACC comes in,” he said.