PUTRAJAYA: All 24 officers of the Penang Road Transport Department (JPJ) will be suspended from duty upon the expiry of their remand order, says Datuk Seri Shaharuddin Khalid. “We will not conduct an internal investigation because there is already an ongoing probe by the MACC. “However, under the Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations, we will proceed to suspend them from their duties. To ensure that the manpower in Penang JPJ was not affected, Shaharuddin said officers from Kedah and Perak would be seconded to the state. On Wednesday, 30 individuals, including 24 Penang JPJ officers were remanded for seven days to assist investigations into the protection racket.

Source: The Star April 19, 2019 00:00 UTC