The Home Ministry will not investigate allegations by the former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Musa Hassan, that there is third party interference in police work.

In a written reply today, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said "at the present, the ministry does not intend to investigate the former IGP's claims about a third party interference".

Hishammuddin's response was to a question posed by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who asked for the results of the inquiry into the allegations.

Lim, who is also the Bagan DAP parliamentarian, asked what actions NONE would be taken against Musa ( right ) in the event his claims were proven to be false.

"The ministry does not intend to take action on the claims," Hishammuddin said in a terse reply.

Just before retiring as IGP, Musa said outside parties were meddling with police affairs, and named the Home Ministry as one of them.

"All kinds of people interfere. People from the ministry itself, outsiders, people with vested interests like those who want to do things that are not right - they will try to interfere," Musa had said.

"The ministry I mentioned is the Home Ministry, of course. Other ministries cannot give me orders," he added just days before retiring on Sept 12.

Then deputy IGP Ismail Omar replaced Musa as the country's new police chief on Sept 13, while Internal Security and Public Order director Commissioner Hussin Ismail took over as the new deputy IGP.