[VIDEO] Malaysians Are Calling This Policeman "Gangster Berlesen" After Watching This

The policeman who was caught on video slapping two foreigners will have to undergo anger management counselling and training, said Penang deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk A. Thaiveegan.

He said the constable, who had been transferred out of active duty, was still under investigation by the state police contingent's disciplinary department.

"Disciplinary action will be taken against him," he said after opening the Amanita Programme With NGO And Women Associations In Penang held at the Sunshine Square banquet hall in Bayan Baru Thursday.

A video clip showing a policeman roughing up two men by the roadside outside a clinic in Bayan Baru area has gone viral.

The 65-second clip was uploaded onto Facebook on Saturday and has since generated hundreds of “likes” and comments.

The one minute-and-six-second video clip, which appears to have been recorded on a smartphone, shows a policeman slapping and scolding three men who appear to be foreigners in a public area in Bayan Baru.

The policeman was at first seen to be ordering two of the three men to squat down beside a the third who was already in a squatting position on the ground.

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The policeman proceeded to scold one of the men and slapped the latter repeatedly while asking him in Malay, “You mau kurang ajar dengan saya [You want to be disrespectful to me]”.

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The video ends abruptly when the policeman turns around and faces the anonymous cameraman, who appears to have captured the incident from across the street.

A police spokesman said the three foreigners had tried to run away after they were flagged down for inspection.

He said their action had riled up the policeman who flew into a rage.

A Penang-based policeman shown in a video clip slapping a foreigner that went viral on social media sites recently has been put on desk duty pending investigations into the case, state police chief Datuk Abd Rahim Hanafi said today.

The unnamed policeman, who was formerly based in the Bayan Baru police station, was immediately transferred to the Balik Pulau operations centre after the video clip was uploaded on to YouTube on December 13.

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Penang police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi said the state police contingent disciplinary department had launched a probe into the incident on Friday.

“We will not compromise on any wrongdoings committed by our men that could tarnish the image of the force.

“I have given orders to all the department heads and chiefs to carry out their duties in accordance with the standard operating procedures. Do not act above the law and beyond your job scope that could give the force a bad name,” he said.

Several netizens posted their comments, saying that the policeman had acted violently in this context.

However, someone else pointed out that the policeman, while he had over-reacted, was merely carrying out his duty as the three foreigners had failed to produce their passports.

“Gangster berlesen” (licensed gangster) one Facebook user, KS Sim, commented while another user, Yu Min, said he “felt so sad for the police — kurang ajar scolding kurang ajar HAHAHAHA LMFAO”.

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Many other commenters simply used the slogan “Malaysia Boleh” [Malaysia Can] in a sarcastic manner, pointing out that such incidences frequently took place in Malaysia.

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