Ex-IGP: Cops had no role in Anwar sacking
KUALA LUMPUR: Former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Rahim Noor has refuted claims that the police had a role in the sacking of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as deputy prime minister in 1998.
Commenting on claims by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad that police had influenced him to sack Anwar, Rahim said the allegation was false.
He said an investigation was made based on a police report lodged by a person who was sodomised by Anwar.
Police, he said, never influenced Dr Mahathir into making the decision to sack his deputy.
“Police only opened an investigation into the claim.
“Once that was completed, the outcome of the probe was handed over to the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
“After that, the A-G’s Chambers was the one that decided that there was a case and pursued it in court.
“So, how exactly did the police play a role that led to Anwar’s sacking?”
Rahim said the police’s role ended when the investigation was completed.
“Among the police’s duties is to investigate any police report, regardless of who lodges it. It is wrong if we (police) were to ignore any report made.”
He said he did not know why the investigation was being used as an excuse by Dr Mahathir to sack his deputy, as the verdict whether someone was guilty lay with the court.
“I don’t know what his motive is. As far as I know, police carry out only their responsibilities,” he said.