Woman Claims Police Mistreated Her When She Tried To Report A Drunk Driving Incident
The woman is alleging that the officer asked her, "Did he hit you? If he didn't hit you, why do you need to make a report?"
By Sadho Ram — 09 Oct 2023, 02:59 PM
A woman's allegations of police mistreatment during the process of filing a police report in Ipoh has gone viral on social media
The woman took to X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, on 7 October, to share a copy of a police report, alleging mistreatment by police officers during the reporting process.
The incident allegedly took place during a visit to the Kampung Rapat police station in Ipoh, Perak.
According to the woman's post, a police officer had allegedly belittled her when she attempted to make a police report about an accident she saw, where a drunk driver hit a road divider twice before driving away.
She said the incident took place around 11.19pm on Friday night, 6 October. The woman lodged the police report against the drunk driver about an hour later, as per the time stamp on the copy of the report.
The woman alleged that the police officer at the station had asked her why she wanted to file a report when the driver did not even hit her car
The first question posed to her was, "Did he hit you? If he didn't hit you, why do you need to make a report?"
The line of questioning left her feeling baffled and she wished that everyone — especially the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) — would take the issue of drunk driving "very seriously", she tweeted.
Her post went viral on the platform, where it was reposted over 10,000 times, with hundreds of comments debating on the adequacy of police responses and their sensitivity.
In a statement issued on 7 October, PDRM has since acknowledged the seriousness of the situation and commended the woman for raising concerns about the quality of police counter services
"[The woman's allegations of police mistreatment] has been referred to the Integrity and Standards Compliance Division of the Ipoh police headquarters for an internal investigation," Ipoh police chief ACP Yahaya Hassan said, stressing the value of public input regarding the service standards at police station complaint counters.
He, however, urged the public to hold off on making assumptions until the investigation is completed.
