IGP Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar should brave himself up and openly state if or not Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah is right in saying that the police was wrong to link Paul Phua to the 14k triad.
It is certainly not enough for him to ask people to interpret his statements. That will only make things worse.
Don’t play games. This is a serious matter. The credibility of the police force is at stake not only here in Malaysia but internationally. There is no point dropping hints.
As far as I am concerned, Shafee has no business speaking for the police force or the government. He may speak on behalf of his client but it must be the IGP who also must likewise speak up for his force.
Tan Sri Khalid also says he won’t comment on the matter as that would “jeopardise the court proceedings in the US”.
With respect, that is ludicrous. All we are asking him to do is to state the position of PDRM insofar as Paul Phua and the 14k triad is concerned. It does not affect the case.
In any event, since Shafee has publicly opened up on the issue, speaking on Paul Phua’s behalf accusing the police of making “a very big mistake”, the IGP cannot just zip up in silence. He must respond. Did the police make a very big mistake or not?
If the police did, then own up to it. If they didn’t, the IGP must defend his force. He must strike back and tell both Shafee and Home Minister Zahid Hamidi they are wrong.