KUALA LUMPUR: Days after hitting the headlines with his claims of political interference in the police force, Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador handed over his duties in a bittersweet ceremony that nonetheless went off without a hitch.
He passed the reins of Inspector-General of Police to Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani yesterday in a ceremony full of decorum.
“I am grateful for the strong support given by all in the police force for the last two years and I hope such support will be extended to my successor, ” he said.
Abdul Hamid said he was confident Acryl Sani would do well and succeed as the country’s top cop.
The ball is now in the MACC s court, said Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
The PKR secretary-general also said former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador s claims of rampant corruption involving political frogs in the country was not new and should be investigated.
He said Abdul Hamid s revelation only reinforces his and party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim s recent claims that the carrot-and-stick approach was used to entice Opposition MPs to switch allegiance. The carrot is where you offer positions and allocations. The stick is when they send the authorities after you. PKR s stance was made very clear when Anwar met the MACC director-general previously.
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (
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The former inspector-general of police, who handed over the post to Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani on Monday (May 3), said he was not lodging a report over the matter. I would leave it to the good judgement of Acryl Sani and his men. It does not require me to lodge a police report, he told a press conference following the handing-over ceremony on Monday.
Abdul Hamid said he was confident Acryl Sani would do well and be successful as the country s top policeman.