Close to 10,000 police officers caught breaking law over the past six years

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): Bukit Aman Integrity and Standard Compliance Department (JIPS) revealed that close to 10,000 police officers in the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have committed criminal wrongdoing over the past six years.

According to Malay Mail report, JIPS director Datuk Zamri Yahya said the number involved some 743 senior officers and 8,663 rank and file policemen and saw them involved in offences such as criminal behaviour, bribery, drug abuse, and Shariah misconducts.

Zamri was quoted in a report by Utusan Malaysia saying 335 policemen have been caught for drug related offences since 2015.

“We also managed to identify 22 senior officers and 87 rank and file policemen who were involved in bribery,” said Zamri.

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