Category Archives: Police

Bersih supporter hit by tear gas may lose sight in one eye

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

By Susan Loone One the most serious victims of tear gas during the chaos of Bersih 3.0 rally has come forward today to tell his tale of woe. Asrul Wadi Ahmad, 26, from Kepala Batas, has been reviewed by four … Continue reading →

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Thosai saga: Khalid sad but glad

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

By RK Anand PETALING JAYA: Deputy Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar is disappointed that the thosai carnival slated to be held outside his house has been cancelled. He quipped that his neighbours, friends and police officers, who were looking … Continue reading →

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The IGP must fall on his sword

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

Raja Petra Kamarudin The alarm bells should have gone off in Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s office last year when the IGP, Tan Sri Ismail Omar, said that only 1% of the police officers are corrupted (READ BELOW). 30 years … Continue reading →

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Police: Nayati kidnap mastermind an ‘amateur’, returning soon

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — The police believe that a man suspected to be the mastermind behind the kidnapping of Dutch national Nayati Shamelin Moodliar, will return to Malaysia soon. Kuala Lumpur CID chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah has described … Continue reading →

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Deputy IGP Khalid orders ‘thosai telur’

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

By RK Anand PETALING JAYA: Deputy Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar has welcomed a NGO’s plan to promote thosai in his residential area. However, he told FMT that setting up the stall outside his house in Ampang would not … Continue reading →

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‘Cops have proof that elements wanted deaths’

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

By Nigel Aw Deputy inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar has backed Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein’s claim that there were elements during the Bersih 3.0 rally that wanted to cause deaths. This, he said, was based on video evidence collected … Continue reading →

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‘Selling burgers’ outside Ambiga’s house not an offence

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

By Nigel Aw Deputy police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said that the police will not act against petty traders for having mounted a protest outside the house of Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan because it was not an offence. “Well, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Ambiga Sreenevasan, Bersih, Police

Mat Zain calls for tribunal on EC’s top guns

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Former Kuala Lumpur CID chief Mat Zain Ibrahim has called for a tribunal to be set up against Election Commission chairperson Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof (left) and his deputy Wan Ahmad Wan Omar, for misleading the public. As Minister in … Continue reading →

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Bersih brought out the best and worst in Malaysians

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

  SHOULD we be surprised that the nation is still in Bersih mode, two weeks after the April 28 rally? Do we, Malaysians, have nothing better to do than to keep harping on about Bersih, street protests and public rallies? … Continue reading →

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Nayati case: Hunt on for mastermind

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

By Teoh El Sen The police are now hot on the heels of the man who planned the kidnapping. He is believed to have fled the country. KUALA LUMPUR: Police are tracking two more suspects, including the mastermind behind the … Continue reading →

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Bersih rally: Those who can’t behave, please stay at home

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

AS I write this on Friday morning, six days after Bersih 3.0, the April 28 rally is still being widely discussed, debated and meticulously analysed for what it was worth. So many issues have cropped up, ranging from accusations and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bersih, Pakatan Rakyat, Police

Bersih violence planned to distract from huge turnout?

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

By Aidila Razak Were the pockets of violence that took place at the tail end of last Saturday’s Bersih 3.0 rally planned to distract attention from the huge turnout that day? This is the question raised by Shah Alam MP … Continue reading →

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Kidnapped boy Nayati returns home

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

12-year-old Nayati Moodliar, who was kidnapped on his way to school in Kuala Lumpur, has returned home, after his family paid kidnappers an undisclosed amount of ransom. Official press statement from Nayati Moodliar’s family: “We are delighted to tell you … Continue reading →

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Police brutality hurts – but it hurts Umno most

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

By Keruah Usit COMMENT The police violence unleashed on peaceful protesters, journalists, lawyers and medical volunteers at last Saturday’s historic and phenomenally successful Bersih 3.0 rally in Kuala Lumpur is a sign that Umno is in growing danger of losing … Continue reading →

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Bersih: Some protesters’ behaviour ‘unusual’

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

By S Pathmawathy Electoral reforms pressure group Bersih says it is shocked by allegations that some of its supporters had acted violently during the Bersih 3.0 rally today. Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan described allegations of violence committed by the movement’s … Continue reading →

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Trouble-makers stay out

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

By Jeswan Kaur Like its predecessor, yesterday’s Bersih 3.0 too revealed some ugly truths; for one, the rakyat have yet again openly declared their dissatisfaction and frustration with the Barisan Nasional (BN) establishment which is reluctant to clean up the … Continue reading →

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Police regain control of Kuala Lumpur

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

KUALA LUMPUR: The police launched a final assault with tear gas and water cannons late into the evening in an attempt to disperse some 5,000 protesters still putting up a fight in the city. At 7.30pm, most of the protesters, … Continue reading →

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Hisham: Whatever happens tomorrow, my duty’s done

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

By Nigel Aw Describing the Bersih 3.0 rally tomorrow as a day the country will be tested, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the government has done all it can to deal with whatever that is to happen. “We are going … Continue reading →

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Ramli to file suit against Gani, Musa, MACC

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

By Hafiz Yatim Former Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Ramli Yusuff, confirmed that he will file a suit against Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail, former inspector general of police Musa Hassan, and the MACC. Such revelations came about as Malaysiakini … Continue reading →

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Sabah DAP asks police to probe Anifah

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

By Azman Habu KOTA KINABALU: Opposition party DAP has lodged a series of police reports against Foreign Minister Anifah Aman in Sabah over allegations that he has benefitted from RM400 million worth of timber dealings in the state. DAP lodged … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Police, Sabah, UMNO

Underworld figure’s hand in cop transfers, promotions

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

By Hafiz Yatim Could underworld figures have influence over the promotion and transfer of police personnel when the force was under the leadership of inspector-general of police Musa Hassan? In another bizarre twist to the ‘Copgate’ scandal, new allegations that … Continue reading →

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Ramli: Minister’s response to ‘Copgate’ defies logic

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

By Hafiz Yatim Following Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein’s mind boggling response in Parliament last night to opposition MP’s queries over the ‘Copgate’ affair, former top cop Ramli Yusuff said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is not the right agency to … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime, Pakatan Rakyat, Police

Nazri told: Explain source of funds for Porsche

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Abdul Aziz has been urged to reveal the source of his funds for the purchase of a Porsche car and a luxury MPV used by his son and his son’s bodyguards during the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Police, UMNO

Serving police officers offer to appear at tribunal

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

By Hafiz Yatim Several serving police personnel have approached Malaysiakini volunteering to appear before a tribunal against attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail and former inspector-general of police Musa Hassan over their alleged misconduct. Their testimony, they stressed, will go beyond the … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime, Police

Has MAS lost millions carrying Air Asia X passengers?

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

By Teoh El Sen KUALA LUMPUR: National flag carrier Malaysia Airlines(MAS) may have allegedly suffered huge financial losses as a result of carrying AirAsia X (AAX) passengers for ‘almost’ free, claimed independent Wangsa Maju MP Wee Choo Keong. Wee lodged … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate world, Crime, Police