Revised audit shows more police ‘assets’ missing
Kae Min GohPublished: Jun 21, 2014 12:29 AM | Updated: Jun 21, 2014 2:43 AM
A re-evaluation of missing police assets from 2010 to 2012 has unearthed a higher number of items reported missing by the force, the recently-released Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report has revealed.
A re-evaluation of missing police assets from 2010 to 2012 has unearthed a higher number of items reported missing by the force, the recently-released Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report has revealed.
The PAC report revised the number of missing assets - comprising among others, police vehicles, firearms, handcuffs, computers and cameras - from 213 to 224 cases over the two-year period.
Notably, the number of police vehicles reported missing was now listed as 36, seven more than initially stated in the Auditor-General’s Report 2012, while the number of walkie-talkies lost was revised to 56 from the 26 listed in the original report.
Other missing assets reported included 156 handcuffs, 44 firearms, five computers, three cameras, two mobile phones and 35 unidentified items.
Of all cases, the total missing assets numbered 337, a rise of 28, while there is no change in the number of firearms reported missing.
The PAC report stated that the audit conducted on Bukit Aman police headquarters and three other contingent headquarters in Johor, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur found that management of missing assets as “less than satisfactory”.
It attributed the cause to the delay in detecting and reporting the missing items, delay in establishing an investigative committee and lack of storage facilities.
However, the PAC report also stated that following the release of the 2012 audit findings, police have come up with various corrective measures to address the matter, including its Enquiry Committee, establishing an asset loss monitoring system as well as a special committee to look into standard operating procedures (SOP) when dealing with lost or missing assets.
It stated that disciplinary action was also taken against those who failed to comply with the SOP, such as dismissal of duties and demotion under Public Officers Regulations (Conduct and Discipline) 1993.
Disciplinary action
However, it was also disclosed that of the 87 cases reported of those who failed to adhere to the stipulated procedures, only 54 were punished with disciplinary action.
The report further quoted inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar as saying that the salaries of those found culpable were also cut and that up to RM29,439.44 had been collected.
The police force came under heavy fire when the 2012 audit report was first released last October disclosing a total of 309 missing items had been recorded - from weapons, handcuffs to cars, worth up to RM1.33 million.
Police chief Khalid Abu Bakar had then said that the actual figure of missing firearms was only 37, not 44 as reported, and suggested that the missing firearms could have fallen into the sea.
A Bukit Aman source explained that the difference in the number of missing firearms was because seven had since been recovered.
The PAC report revised the number of missing assets - comprising among others, police vehicles, firearms, handcuffs, computers and cameras - from 213 to 224 cases over the two-year period.
Notably, the number of police vehicles reported missing was now listed as 36, seven more than initially stated in the Auditor-General’s Report 2012, while the number of walkie-talkies lost was revised to 56 from the 26 listed in the original report.
Other missing assets reported included 156 handcuffs, 44 firearms, five computers, three cameras, two mobile phones and 35 unidentified items.
Of all cases, the total missing assets numbered 337, a rise of 28, while there is no change in the number of firearms reported missing.
The PAC report stated that the audit conducted on Bukit Aman police headquarters and three other contingent headquarters in Johor, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur found that management of missing assets as “less than satisfactory”.
It attributed the cause to the delay in detecting and reporting the missing items, delay in establishing an investigative committee and lack of storage facilities.
However, the PAC report also stated that following the release of the 2012 audit findings, police have come up with various corrective measures to address the matter, including its Enquiry Committee, establishing an asset loss monitoring system as well as a special committee to look into standard operating procedures (SOP) when dealing with lost or missing assets.
It stated that disciplinary action was also taken against those who failed to comply with the SOP, such as dismissal of duties and demotion under Public Officers Regulations (Conduct and Discipline) 1993.
Disciplinary action
However, it was also disclosed that of the 87 cases reported of those who failed to adhere to the stipulated procedures, only 54 were punished with disciplinary action.
The report further quoted inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar as saying that the salaries of those found culpable were also cut and that up to RM29,439.44 had been collected.
The police force came under heavy fire when the 2012 audit report was first released last October disclosing a total of 309 missing items had been recorded - from weapons, handcuffs to cars, worth up to RM1.33 million.Police chief Khalid Abu Bakar had then said that the actual figure of missing firearms was only 37, not 44 as reported, and suggested that the missing firearms could have fallen into the sea.
A Bukit Aman source explained that the difference in the number of missing firearms was because seven had since been recovered.
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