Police officers suspended for sexually harassing women at roadblocks

Bukit Aman has suspended 2 police officers after allegations of sexual harassment at roadblocks has surfaced on social media last Saturday.

The entire country except Sarawak is currently observing the Movement Control Order so police officers, along with the help of the military and JPJ officers have been on duty at roadblocks or otherwise known as Sekatan Jalan Raya (SJR).

Unfortunately, Berita Harian reports that at least 2 police officers have taken the liberty to start sexually harassing women they encountered at roadblocks in 2 separate cases.

One of the incidents involved Twitter user Sabiyusof who was stopped at Jalan Duta while on her way home. Although she was able to produce travel approval documents, the police still detained her as she was driving without a driving license.

According to her Twitter post, while 1 officer took her IC to check if she had a valid driving license, another had questioned why she wasn’t wearing a bra and blatantly requested that she show him her assets and he would let her off without a fine.

In another case that happened in Penang, Twitter user nnnadzifah posted that a police officer had taken the opportunity to take down all her details, including her phone number.

But instead of keeping her information for official use, the officer had sent her a WhatsApp message apparently trying to get to know her.

The director of the Integrity and Compliance Standard (JIPS) Bukit Aman, Datuk Zamri Yahya, told the media that both police officers have been suspended until a full investigation has been conducted.