Post 4: Pathways to Reform — When Police Reports Are Redirected Instead of Investigated

                                                             

Blog Series on Fabricating False Evidence and Procedural Barriers

 

📑 Case Study: My Police Report

On 15 October 2020, I lodged a police report at IPD Kota Kinabalu. The report detailed offences under the Penal Code, including:

 

Criminal Breach of Trust (Sections 406–407)

 

Forgery and Electronic Forgery (Sections 463–477)

 

Fabrication of False Evidence (Sections 191–193)

 

Supporting documents were attached, including certificates and reports. The allegations were framed as criminal offences, not civil disputes.

 

Yet, instead of investigating, PDRM redirected my complaint to KPKT. Despite reminders, no response was received. The complaint was effectively blocked.

 

🚫 What Went Wrong

Police avoidance: PDRM declined jurisdiction despite clear Penal Code offences.

 

Agency mismatch: KPKT does not investigate criminal offences.

 

No accountability: The referral resulted in silence, leaving the complaint unresolved.

 

This is the same gatekeeping pattern shown in the infographic from Part 3: reports are blocked before investigation, even when they allege crimes.

 

🛠️ Pathways to Reform

To close this gap, reforms must ensure that:

 

Police intake is clear: Reports alleging Penal Code offences must be investigated, not dismissed as “civil matters.”

 

Referrals are accountable: If PDRM refers a case, the receiving agency must respond and act.

 

Public empowerment: Complainants must know how to frame reports to survive gatekeeping.

 

Judicial oversight: Courts should have a mechanism to review police refusals to investigate.

 

🖊️ Conclusion

My police report demonstrates how criminal complaints can be blocked through redirection. This is not a matter of framing — it is a matter of institutional avoidance.

 

For Malaysia to uphold the rule of law, reforms must ensure that criminal offences are investigated by PDRM and not deflected to agencies without jurisdiction.

 

📚 Series Context

This is the final post in our 4‑part series on fabricating false evidence and procedural barriers.

 

Post 1: Introduction to fabricating false evidence

 

Post 2: Section 340 CPC and dismissal of private complaints

 

Post 3: PDRM’s gatekeeping role in blocking police reports

 

✅ Post 4 (this post): Pathways to reform and public empowerment