A lil’ emperor as the police chief

The Malaysian police have come under fire recently for the rising crime rates in Johor and the explosive accusations of working hand-in-hand with gangsters.

And now add to that equation the manner how the Sibu police chief is acting as his own emperor.

According to this report, this police chief has threatened to jail journalists under OSA if they get crime news from anyone else but him.

He has informed journalists that the police district HQ is a protected area and the reporters cannot enter unless they are invited.

Reporters were further cautioned that they could only get crime news from the division police chief and, in his absence, from his deputy (only on a strict condition that chief has given his permission to his deputy).

And to cap it all, here is a quotation from him:

"You go and tell your colleagues that you cannot come and ask me what crimes there are for the day. You can only come to me for confirmation on what you have heard from the public."

What is the police tag line again? Mesra selalu? Sedia berkhidmat?