The Home Minister has not received any complaints on alleged interference by any 'third party' in police operations, and has urged the police to investigate the claims.

The allegations were made by Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan in an interview published in Mingguan Malaysia yesterday.

hishamuddin hussein "No, I have not heard any complaints and he has not raised it with me. If there is a third force, with power of influencing the police, inform me," Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (r ight ) told a press conference at Parliament today. 

"Secondly, I think the police can also take action on their own." 

If the claims are found to be true, he added, it would be incumbent upon the IGP to take action against the party concerned.

"We don't allow any third party to get involved in the running of the police."

He added that he would like to see a more "responsible" police force as the institution is part of  the six National Key Results Areaa (NKRA).

"To me that is more important rather than making speculations, I see that the police force is very stable and poised to move forward. Small matters like (rumours of) ‘third parties’ won’t effect the credibility, the dignity and the position of the police.

Yesterday, the IGP in a interview with the weekend edition of Utusan Malaysia , Musa insinuated that the third party could be pihak politik (politicians) or o rang-orang tertentu (certain individuals).

NONE “There have been some orders issued directly to officers under me without the knowledge of the top management (of the police force),” Musa  ( left ) had said.

Quizzed whether the IGP was referring to orders from the Home Ministry, Hishammuddin said:

"You have to ask him. As far as I'm concerned, I'm making sure the allocations they require are provided for by the ministry. On matters which looks into the security (of the country), of course we have to look at the bigger picture.”

He reiterated the police force and his ministry are required to work together, therefore a working relationship is inevitable.

"Of course the ministry has to come on board for that to happen. If that is what you are referring to then, yes, I'm showing leadership on that score.

“My wish is for us to look at the welfare of the police and once we do that, the police has got to rise to the challenge, look at their profession and make sure the image of the police is highly respected by the public," said Hishammuddin.

                                    

Although satisfied with the current performance of the IGP and the police, he said there was a lot more that could be done.