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An opposition MP was unable to obtain the figures for the number of police officers who work under the Special Branch division after Parliament amended her parliamentary question.

DAP’s Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching said even though she had requested figures for all eight police divisions in her parliamentary question, the Special Branch and Special Task Force were removed from her question.

As a result, the Home Ministry did not submit answers for the number of officers working in these two divisions.

“My question was amended without my approval, this should not have happened,” Teo told a press conference in the Parliament lobby today.

“I am very interested to know the numbers because these officers do political spying,” she added.

NONE However, Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Wan Jaafar ( left ) later said his ministry did not amend the question, but it would not provide the details on the number of officers in the Special Branch.

“Even if you see CIA and MI6, other intelligence agencies, they don’t tell you how many people they have. Certain things we can’t disclose,” Wan Junaidi said in a brief press conference immediately after.

However, speaking from his previous experience as deputy speaker, Wan Junaidi said the parliament secretary and the speaker both have the right to amend and edit any question.

“That is at the Parliament’s discretion,” he said.