Police officers are often looked up to and held in high regard by the public as they’re usually seen as the figures responsible for upholding law and order.
Sadly, there are some officers who stray from the path and find themselves committing acts that goes against the moral values they’re supposed to practice.
Deputy IGP: Officers placed bets while golfing
In a shocking revelation made by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay, he said some officers within the force have been found to have placed bets.
He added that the bets are usually made when the officers are out golfing with their superiors during the weekdays, with some playing golf daily in hopes of securing promotions.
Playing golf on Saturday or Sunday is acceptable but playing on weekdays and betting too. People have told me, ‘Your officers are not bad, Datuk, betting with a lot of cash while playing golf’.
“If I come across (them), they’re in trouble,” he said as quoted by NST while speaking at Kuantan City Council’s Integrity Day celebration.
Ayob added that Ayob said a total of 6,646 policemen including senior officers have faced disciplinary action for various offences from 2020 until September 2024.
The punishment include dismissals, demotions, and pay cuts for various offences such as committing crime and corruption as well drug and syariah offences.
‘Corruption now seen as charity’
Separately, Ayob also lamented over the fact that corruption is increasingly being accepted by the public, with some even seeing it as a form of “charity”.
Bribery (to some) is considered charity, part of a normal culture. Those who go against corruption are seen as (being) strange. Are these people for real? Someone issues a ‘fatwa’ claiming corruption is charity, and (people) can accept it.
“Strength is (now) determined based on how much money a person has and no longer on honesty. That is what we have today,” he said.
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