Special Branch being used for personal objectives, says former IGP
The former IGP Tan Sri Musa Hassan is pointing fingers at the police directors who continue to intervene and authorize the police key divisions to be used as a political tool. Musa said that in many cases, the directors of the force’s intelligence department go against the protocols in efforts to carry out the demands made by the politicians.
He noted that police institutions like the Special Branch or any other departments should not be used to cater politician’s personal interests. However, that can happen if its directors are taking part in it and allow such orders. “If the director of that department had given the order without the knowledge of the IGP that is illegal. Every step of an operation must be notified to and have the consent of the IGP,” Musa added.
Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador, the most recent former IGP has claimed last week that the Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin is taking advantage of his political position so that he can appoint the leader of the Special Branch.
He alleged that Hamzah is using the division for his personal interests and that there’s also some interference from the home minister in the operations of the division but did not give any more details. Musa also claimed that these kind of matters in the force like political interferences have been long practiced even when he was still the IGP. He has also cited instances that showed some political interference that happened before in which he said that he opposed.
