BANGI: A total of 1,869 policemen and officers have been referred for disciplinary action from January last year until July this year.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said from January to July this year, 631 policemen have been subjected to disciplinary action, and 36 were dismissed from the force.
"In 2023, 1,238 policemen were referred for disciplinary action, with 139 being dismissed.
"Our actions are consistent and ongoing, and we will not tolerate any officers or members involved in misconduct," he said at a press conference after attending the Undergrad Police Volunteer Reserve Corps passing-out parade at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia here today.
Present was Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. Ayob said the offences in police misconduct included extortion, drug activities and involvement in syndicates.
He said several measures had been put in place to address these issues, including anti-corruption pledges.
"We have a discipline and drug control system (SKDD) and integrity testing in place. This means we actively monitor and observe our officers and personnel involved in activities related to illegal actions.
"We also conduct financial audits and have Bukit Aman Department of Integrity and Standards Compliance (JIPS) to do checks," he said.
SKDD is a systematic regulatory and supervisory instrument to monitor the lifestyle, property ownership and negative activities of policemen, including drug abuse, corruption, gambling, vice and any breach of the code of conduct.
Ayob said under Regulation 3C of the Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1993, supervisors could be held accountable for their subordinates' actions.
"For example, if a lower-ranked officer, like a corporal, is involved in misconduct and the cause might be inadequate supervision.
"Therefore, we will take action against the supervising sergeant. According to our statistics, we have already taken action against 50 supervisors.
"Additionally, we conduct profiling of officers and personnel who have lavish lives, such as driving luxury vehicles while their spouses are not employed.
"We do follow-up actions based on such profiles," he said.
Meanwhile, Ayob said police were working closely with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Malaysia Islamic Development Department (Jakim) to curb extremism on social media.
He said the Special Branch and Criminal Investigation Department were monitoring the contents on social media.
"We work closely with Jakim and collaborate with MCMC to seek assistance and to block as well as gather information (on the contents)," he said.