KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — A female police officer caught on video hurling insults at others recently has been suspended from work since last week, said Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
He said the Bukit Aman Department of Integrity and Standards Compliance (JIPS) has opened six disciplinary investigation papers against her.
The police have precise methods and mechanisms to deal with such behaviour that can cause unrest in the community and create a negative perception towards the force.
“Besides that, two police investigation papers were also opened under Section 506 and Section 186 of the Penal Code (for criminal threats and obstructing the duties of public servants),” Saifuddin Nasution said, adding the investigation papers involved videos of two incidents in Taman Sri Gombak and one incident where she was caught arguing with a member of the public at a parking area, all of which went viral on social media.
He was speaking at a press conference after a ceremony for the handover of duties to the new Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and deputy IGP, at the Kuala Lumpur Police Training Centre today.
The police recorded the suspect’s statement on Sunday (June 18), and the case was referred to the Classified Crime Investigation Unit of the Bukit Aman Crime Investigation Department on Monday (June 19).
On Sunday, a video involving one ‘Insp Shiela’ hurling abusive words at a policeman went viral, drawing criticisms from netizens.
Another video was also found circulating on social media involving the same person insulting and provoking a member of the public at a parking area of a shopping mall in Brickfields.
Meanwhile, Saifuddin Nasution said a total of 40,000 police personnel would be assigned to the six states that are scheduled to hold state polls namely Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Penang, Kedah and Terengganu, to safeguard security and allow the people to cast their votes without fear.
— Bernama
