IT’S unprecedented to hear about a top police officer admonishing a room full of the most senior cops from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), and then uploading a video of the shelling online.
When these CID officers from around the country gathered for a closed-door meeting, they surely would have expected some tough words from Bukit Aman CID chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain.
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On a clean-up
Stern warning: Comm Mohd Shuhaily has put his CID officers on notice that he’s very serious about cleaning up corruption in their ranks – and his message is still reverberating on social media and among the public. — LOW LAY PHON/The Star
File photo of 14 individuals, including a police station chief and two officers, arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission over a protection racket. The public knows there are corrupt cops but perhaps we don’t realise the extent of the rot. — Filepic/The Star
Mohd Shuhaily seems to have always taken a slightly unusual path – here he is (left) when he was Kuala Lumpur police chief discovering the problems of being blind in the city. — Filepic/Sin Chew
Wong Chun Wai
Wong Chun Wai began his career as a journalist in Penang, and has served The Star for over 35 years in various capacities and roles. He is now group editorial and corporate affairs adviser to the group, after having served as group managing director/chief executive officer. On The Beat made its debut on Feb 23 1997 and Chun Wai has penned the column weekly without a break, except for the occasional press holiday when the paper was not published. In May 2011, a compilation of selected articles of On The Beat was published as a book and launched in conjunction with his 50th birthday. Chun Wai also comments on current issues in The Star.
