Over 2,000 rogue Malaysian police officers arrested in past 5 years

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Malaysia’s Home Minister said 2,097 police officers and personnel were arrested for alleged offences between 2021 and August this year. The cases included 1,551 drug-related arrests, 64 for robbery, and 482 referred to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

A total of 2,097 Malaysian police officers and personnel have been arrested for drug-related offences, robbery and corruption between 2021 and August this year, according to Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Of the total, 1,551 were arrested for drug offences, 64 for robbery and 482 by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Saifuddin Nasution said in a written parliamentary reply to Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng on Tuesday that the drug-related arrests were made under the Dangerous...