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Over 2,000 Malaysian police officers arrested for crimes in 5 years

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Between 2021 and August of this year, Malaysian authorities arrested over 2,000 police officers and personnel. The majority of these arrests, 1,551, were for drug-related offenses. An additional 64 officers were arrested for robbery, and 482 were apprehended by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. AI

RANK_REASON Significant number of arrests within a national police force for criminal activity. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Over 2,000 Malaysian police officers arrested for crimes in 5 years

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · The Star ·

    Over 2,000 rogue Malaysian police officers arrested in past 5 years

    A total of 2,097 Malaysian police officers and personnel have been arrested for drug-related offences, robbery and corruption between 2021 and August this year, according to Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Of the total, 1,551 were arrested for drug offences, 64 for robbe…

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