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Keratan Akhbar Pilihan Tan Sri Dato Seri Abdul Hamid Bador Won T Be Cowed Into Silence

Published: 16 Dec 2019 3.47 AM Updated: 24 Aug 2026 1.15 PM
Many civil service officials have been victimised and cowed into silence by those involved in alleged financial scandals of the administration. To keep their jobs, a fraction of them was forced into submission as well as to safeguard their safety.
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Many civil service officials have been victimised and cowed into silence by those involved in alleged financial scandals of the administration. To keep their jobs, a fraction of them was forced into submission as well as to safeguard their safety.

While the backers gladly jumped onto the bandwagon, a number of them chose to call it quits in the face of allegations of financial discrepancies and the misappropriation of billions of ringgit in government funds linked to the powers that be.

However, one man put aside his high-flying career and personal safety and made his stand.

Although he knew he would face the full wrath of his detractors and could stand to lose the career he had built for 36 years, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Abdul Hamid Bador was undeterred.

Like a knight in shining armour, he courageously stood up to expose alleged financial felonies, saying he was duty bound as a police officer to reprimand purported wrong doers for sake of the nation.

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ArticlePublished 16 Dec 2019 3.47 AMUpdated 24 Aug 2026 1.15 PM