Anwar: No threat to Malays in police after CID chief appointment
He said that certain opposition members of Parliament had raised this concern that the recent appointment of former Johor police chief Datuk M. Kumar as the director of Bukit Aman's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) posed a threat to the status of Malays in the police force.
"Look at the CID. It's made up of 90 per cent Malays. The chief is Indian but I find no issue with it…if they are capable of leading and are qualified for the job then so be it, let them do the job," he said during his speech at the Finance Ministry's monthly assembly today.
"The Inspector General of Police is still Malay, the deputy (DIGP) is still Malay…for me that's not an issue."
Anwar said that racial discourse and attempts to stoke racial divides will remain a constant in a multiracial country like Malaysia.
But he added that to safeguard harmony and equality between the races is important and that there should not be any tyranny by the majority or minority.
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