Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) believes that the IGP is aware of some wrongdoing and was implying that money politics could be involved to get these politicians to change their allegiance.
“Politicians who ‘party hopped’ have betrayed the trust of the voters.
“They are in their positions because of the people’s support, so they should do their work and serve the people, not their own interests,” TI-M president Muhammad Mohan told FMT.
Meanwhile, Klang MP Charles Santiago said he supports the idea of the MACC investigating politicians who “party hopped”.
Santiago said there must be a national effort to overcome this systemic problem as otherwise Malaysia would become a failed nation.
“This is a problem Malaysia has to deal with and a concerted effort is needed to stop this,” he said.
Santiago added that those in power need to recognise that corruption was a problem that happens across the board.
Yesterday, Hamid, whose contract ends on Monday, said the MACC should probe incidences of party hopping and not just leave it to the police.
He said this was important as there was a need to restore the value of politics in the country.
“What I am afraid of, is that tomorrow the police will be used to serve political interests. That’s not impossible,” said Hamid, who will be replaced by deputy IGP Acryl Sani Abdullah.
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