What a shame Mr. Policeman

The Internal Security Ministry and the top brass of the Police must be answerable to the Malaysian Public. What a slap to the faces concern. Here the same government is talking about ‘Ops Tulen’ and there you have top people been fooled by suppliers of imitation parts. Mistake like this is unwarranted and make a mockery of the police force and the Ministry concerned. This is indeed an embarrassment. The person and/or committee that approved the appointment of this unscrupulous and dishonest supplier must resign and that includes the higher up in the police and the Ministry. Mistake like this should not be tolerated.

---- taken from the Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The police have been duped into paying RM5mil for imitation spare parts for their patrol cars and police vehicles.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan is not amused and has ordered a full investigation into the matter.

Police Logistics Department deputy director Deputy Comm Datuk Mahsuri Zainal said the IGP has ordered that those involved be dealt with severely.

He added that Musa also wanted a thorough review of all police purchases.

“We want to know how long these activities (cheating) have been going on and if any police officer or personnel is involved.”

The scam was uncovered when a police logistics officer, suspecting something amiss, sent more than 90 of the items to Proton headquarters for verification.

After checking, Proton confirmed that at least 70 of the parts were imitation products.

Police are investigating a vehicle spare parts supplier engaged by the Internal Security Ministry for allegedly trying to pass off the parts – said to have cost RM5mil – as genuine.

The Proton parts were for the use of police patrol cars and other police vehicles under the Logistics Department.

DCP Mahsuri confirmed that an officer had lodged a report last month.

Sources said the federal commercial crimes department has started a probe.

The case has been classified as cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

The scope of investigations would also cover previous spare parts consignments ordered by the Logistics Department to determine if there had been cheating.

The department has more than 21,000 vehicles nationwide.