KUALA LUMPUR — A total of 3,677 police personnel were arrested for alleged involvement in criminal activities between 2010 and 2015.
From this, 2,312 had investigations against them dropped, and 521 were charged in court.
A total of 844 cases have yet to be concluded.
In a written reply to a question from Gobind Singh Deo (DAP — Puchong) in Parliament on Wednesday (March 16), the Home Ministry also said the police Integrity and Standard Compliance Department was taking proactive measures and ensuring that officers adhered to rules and regulations.
“They do spotchecks on front-liners in the field or go undercover physically or through phone calls to make sure officers in the field are complying with rules and instructions,” it said.
“Urine tests are also done to ensure officers are not involved in drug abuse that could be associated with corruption and involvement in crime.”
Mr Gobind had asked the ministry to provide the number of police officers arrested for criminal offences since 2010 and efforts made to reduce their involvement in crime.
The ministry said it had also launched anti-corruption campaigns to create awareness among the public not to offer bribes to officers as well as encourage officers not to be involved in corruption.
“Posters were distributed in areas with high people traffic such as information offices, investigating officers’ rooms and the traffic branch to remind people not to bribe officers,” it said.
Another anti-corruption campaign was launched in April 2014, which saw 17 anti-corruption cases reported, resulting in the arrest of 22 people offering bribes.
“Certificates of appreciation were given to 50 officers for declining bribes,” it said.
“The campaign had a positive impact on the officers as well as the community, so the police leadership has decided to continue the campaign.”
The police also took a corrective approach by forming the Religious and Counselling Division for officers to instil integrity. MALAY MAIL ONLINE
