Hotel invite case: Police continue probe on cop despite apology

Summary

• Caprice says the case of a cop inviting a woman to check into a hotel is considered settled after the police officer apologised during a meeting.

• However, Bukit Aman disciplinary arm chief says they will continue the probe against the cop involved.

• Victim says nothing she can do about police probe and cop’s apology was only in his personal capacity.

Bukit Aman will continue its disciplinary probe against a police officer who was caught on camera allegedly inviting a woman to check into a hotel with him.

This was despite an attempt by the artist Caprice to mediate a settlement between the two individuals, whom he had invited for a discussion.

In a short video Caprice uploaded to Facebook yesterday, the case was purportedly "settled" after the officer apologised to the woman and her family.

However, police Integrity and Standard Compliance Department director Azri Ahmad indicated that the case was far from closed.

"Investigation from the disciplinary side will still continue," he said in a brief text message.

Request for ‘only 10 minutes’

It was reported that police have launched criminal and disciplinary investigations against a police officer after a video went viral on social media, showing him allegedly making sexual advances on a woman.

Based on two clips uploaded on the victim's TikTok account, the incident allegedly happened near the Pandan Perdana police station early Saturday morning.

The officer, who was in his uniform, was heard asking the victim to "lepak" (hang out) at his house in Keramat before asking if she would rather they check into a hotel instead.

He was also heard persuading the woman to follow him to a nearby location, saying he needed "only 10 minutes" of her time.

The victim, however, rejected his advances and told him they could meet later.

Ampang Jaya district police chief Azam Ismail had said the criminal probe was under Section 509 of the Penal Code, which deals with offences of insulting the modesty of a person, and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act, which stipulates offences related to improper use of network facilities.

Malaysiakini has reached out to Azam and Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan to seek comments on the status of the criminal investigation.

When contacted, the victim, who only wanted to be known as Sha, confirmed the police officer had apologised to her.

However, the 22-year-old said she cannot do anything about the police investigation against the man.

"I cannot withdraw the case because the police report was lodged by the chief of Pandan Indah police station.

"The apology was only in a personal capacity. Disciplinary action is between him and the police," she told Malaysiakini.

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