I read and laughed at this mornings newspaper. Not about Pak Lahs succession plan with I think is garbage, but rather the story of our cops filing police reports for not receiving enough of the share of the monthly bribes. Now everybody in the world knows that at least 70% Malaysian cops are dirty. Almost half of Malaysia has personally witnessed a cop asking for bribes and the other half are kids and don’t know what was going on. Its an decease that has plagued our nation for years. I have never been stopped by a cop while driving in Malaysia, but as a passenger in a car, I have witnessed policemen ask for bribes at least 5 times! I have a expat friend who learned about bribery from a cop! He made a honest mistake, and when stopped by the police, he was more than willing to pay the fine. The Cops insisted that because he was not Malaysian, it was very difficult, and that he should just pay the cops about RM100 each time he got stopped to avoid the hassle. Such is the image of our cops today, and nothing has been done to change it. When Pak Lah came to power be promised reform and a cleaner Malaysia, he has failed miserably. What has he done in the years he came into power? Gotten married and increased petrol prices, TWICE. Sigh. How la.

Cop vs cops in Gemas station
By SARBAN SINGH
[source]

GEMAS: A policeman has lodged a report against all his colleagues including his superiors allegedly over dissatisfaction on how the monthly bribes from those operating illegal activities was being distributed.

In retaliation, one of his superiors, a sergeant, lodged another police report against the policeman, a lance corporal, for allegedly selling station property to scrap dealers.

A source said the lance corporal, in his 40s, was dissatisfied with his superiors for allegedly taking the lion’s share of the bribes while the rank and file received very little.

“In fact, the complainant claimed that he did not get a sen,” the source said.

The report was lodged earlier this week.

The sergeant, in an apparent tit-for-tat, lodged another report against the lance corporal alleging that he had sold some old wooden and iron furniture from the police station to a dealer.

“His colleagues even know where the dealer is operating from,” the source said.

State police chief Datuk Osman Salleh confirmed that a report has been lodged.

“We are investigating the claims made by the lance corporal. We do not want to make conclusions straightaway as the allegations are serious,” he said.

He said all the policemen were still on duty and have not been asked to go on leave.

He said action would be taken against his men if the claims were true.

It is understood that the Anti-Corruption Agency has also started a probe.

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