Ministry Lodges Report On Allegations Of Corruption Against IGP

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- The Internal Security Ministry has lodged a report with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) on the allegations of corruption involving Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan.
Its deputy minister, Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum said the report was to enable investigations to be carried out.
"The matter is under the Prevention Ordinance and I have asked for further clarification from Bukit Aman," he said.
Musa was alleged to have received a bribe of RM2.1 million to release a group of gangsters.
When contacted by Bernama, Mohd Johari said the report to the ACA was lodged after he was not satisfied with several explanations given by the police on the matter.
"I have no choice... that's why I sent the report to the ACA for investigation," he said.
Asked when the report was made, Mohd Johari said: "A long time ago... when the issue on corruption was raised in the website".
The deputy minister said that following the allegation in the blog, he had tried to get an explanation by asking for several documents from the police, but this was not forthcoming.
He said he had also called up an officer from the D7 Division of Bukit Aman, but the explanation given by the officer concerned was unsatisfactory.
Recently, a blog report had linked Musa with corrupt practices as well as his involvement with a Chinese organised crime syndicate which influenced the IGP in the appointment of senior officers in the Royal Malaysia Police Force.

Tit for tat? Johari orders probe on IGP

The Internal Security Ministry has lodged a report with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) to enable investigation into an allegation of corruption against Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan.
Deputy Internal Security Minister Mohd Johari Baharum said he instructed his officers to lodge the report following allegations of corruption that surfaced on the Internet.
Replying a supplementary question by Salahuddin Ayub (PAS-Kubang Kerian) in Parliament today, Johari said he had contacted Bukit Aman for clarification.
Political blog site Malaysia Today had posted a report linking Musa and the police with Chinese underworld figures.
Musa, whose service contract has been extended to September, was alleged to have received RM2.1 million for releasing a group of gangsters from custody.
He has since told the media that he is not worried, describing the allegations as "slander".
Bad blood
Early this month, Johari had said the ACA was free to investigate Musa over the allegations and that ministry's secretary-general Abdul Aziz Yusoff would monitor any developments.
Johari himself was being investigated over allegations of accepting RM5 million in bribes to release three underworld figures detained under the Emergency Ordinance.
The ACA has since submitted its findings to the Attorney-General’s Chambers. Johari claimed that he had been cleared by the ACA.
Johari had also argued that the three gangters were released based on police recommendation but this was disputed by the police.
Previously, the deputy minister was embroiled in a public dispute with the police top brass over the discrepancies in the crime statistics released by his ministry and the police.

tunku : this is certainly tit for tat case, johari is not satisfied with the explanation of police so he lodged report to ACA, that's good move but have to be sincere move not to take revenge on the police force who investigated his RM5million case.