Kuala Lumpur City Hall officials have launched an internal investigation into allegations of corruption involving several of its enforcement personnel. Allegedly, the latter have been soliciting bribes from traders selling mandarins in the city. This step follows allegations that some officers were apparently bullying traders in Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park in Kuchai Lama who violated licensing guidelines.
A senior City Hall officer said that the matter was being probed and some officers would be questioned. Mayor Datuk Seri Mahadi Che Ngah ordered an internal probe on the matter and sent officers to the scene to collect evidence and interview traders.
An audio recording circulated online, sent out by a Kuala Lumpur resident, claimed that enforcement officers were demanding bribes from traders who had breached licensing regulations.
StarMetro interviewed traders in the area and was told the licensing breaches and payoffs were ‘a very normal occurrence’. One trader stated: “It happens a lot with those who flout the law. They are the ones willing to pay off the officers. ... This should not be happening.”
Source: thestar.com.my
