TAN SRI ABDUL HAMID BADOR’S REVELATION IS VERY SERIOUS AND MUST BE INVESTIGATED, PEOPLE HAVE THE RIG

5 May 2021 1. The disclosure made by Tan Sri Hamid Bador during his last days as Inspector-General of Police (IGP) regarding political corruption and ministerial interference in the shuffling of police force is very serious. 2. Regarding political corruption, he in a press conference clearly stated that a politician “took a jet from here, where did the money come from, went to Sabah, and suddenly someone decided to jump”.

3. Regarding the interference in the administration of the police, he clearly stated: “When there was a change of government and he was appointed Minister of Home Affairs, he has urged for power to determine who can be stationed here and there, right from the very beginning of the first Police Force Commission meeting.” 4. We are of the opinion that these two major disclosures refer to the Home Minister, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin. 5. The revelation is very serious and must be investigated by authorities, including the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). 6. The people have the right to judge the Perikatan Nasional (PN) Government based on the disclosure.

7. The people also have the right to get the best service from the PDRM, which is to ensure national security and fair law enforcement, not the services that are of the ruling party’s political purposes. 8. Therefore, we together with the people, especially in the constituency that we represent, demand a full investigation into Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador’s disclosure and demand the truth from the government. We both lodged a police report today for that purpose. 9. We remain confident that Malaysia can be better governed, but not by way of leadership as revealed by Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. 10. Hopes for better governance remain, but not in the current leadership of the country. The hope lies in new alternative leadership, through a new generation. EWON BENEDICK Kadamaian State Assemblyman Vice President of UPKO PHOONG JIN ZHE Luyang State Assemblyman Sabah DAP Youth Chief