Stay clean, IGP advises cops
KUALA LUMPUR: The experience of having a case file thrown in his face in the early part of his career in the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) was a useful lesson for the InspectorGeneral of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun.
The experience was shared by the number one in the RMP in a special interview session in conjunction with the 212th Year Police Memorial Day celebration 2019 recently.
According to Mohamad Fuzi, the incident was very valuable and caused a drastic change in him, and he became a more careful officer when performing his duty.
“I won’t forget having the investigation papers and the case file thrown at me by my chief when I was a young investigation officer in Taiping, Perak.
“The investigation paper was not up to the mark, second it was late..at the early stage we were not too skilled.
‘’(Sometimes) went without sleep two three days but the task at hand must be completed. I could have gotten carried away with my less than positive attitude if not for the reprimand by my heads.
“Maybe, because of their admonitions I became the IGP,’’ said Mohamad Fuzi who joined the RMP as Assistant Superintendent of Police cadet in 1984.
After 35 years with the police, Mohamad Fuzi also shared that he was also not spared being tarred with the issues of abuse of power and corruption.
‘’Sometimes, I am also accused of many things, collecting here and collecting there even though it had never crossed my mind to do so. They have to prove it. If we work because of Allah, Allah will protect (us),’’ he said.
Mohamad Fuzi, who would be retiring in May, advised RMP officers and constables to always be clean and free from the issues of integrity and corruption.
‘’I have an aspiration, since the early part when I was asked to head RMP, to clean the agency of corruption, I have been consistently talking of this matter.
‘’I feel the income of the personnel is more than enough but it is how you manage things’, indeed, it is difficult if one is controlled by desire as no amount of income is enough. I don’t want corruption to be a culture in the RMP,’’ he said.
Commenting on rumours he would be getting married as reported in the media, the former Special Branch director said he was only joking.
‘’Not at all..actually I am joking’, I am daily swamped with proposal letters and et cetera, I’ll ask my officers to read (them),’’ he said.
During the interview, Mohamad Fuzi also shared the sad episodes in his life after losing the people he loved.
“I lost my son, I had a son. That is very sad but it is the will of Allah. Two weeks after I was appointed as the IGP, my wife (Puan Sri Azizah Hamdi) was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for almost four months before she died. I felt sad. We were together during hard and happy times,” he said.
When asked whether he would be involved in non-government organisations (NGO) after retirement, Mohamad Fuzi said he would be active in sports.
‘’I like sports, I will play golf. I also have to look after my health. After I retire I’ll go to UK (United Kingdom) to watch football. I will also visit a few places too,” said the Chelsea football team fan.Bernama