Nothing wrong with giving cops duit raya, says Akmal

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The Umno Youth chief says the donation was above board as it was done in public.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/03/29/nothing-wrong-with-giving-cops-duit-raya-says-akmal/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/03/29/itu-sedekah-tak-salah-beri-duit-raya-kepada-polis-kata-akmal/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #DrAkmalSaleh #RazarudinHusain #PDRM

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00:08 There is nothing wrong with giving out duit raya to police personnel.

00:12 UMNO Youth Chief Dr. Akmal Saleh said this after being criticised for distributing the money in

00:18 envelopes to policemen in Jasir Melaka ahead of the coming Hari Raya Ideal Feature celebrations.

00:24 When contacted, Akmal said this was his personal contribution to the police force and civil service

00:30 every Ramadan to show his appreciation for their services.

00:34 He said he will be giving similar donations to local council officials

00:38 and the Jasir District Land Office next week.

00:41 He also said he has been doing this even before joining politics with the funds coming from his

00:46 clinic's profits and that it was above board since it was done in public.

00:50 Akmal denied that the handouts were an attempt to gain support for UMNO,

00:54 stressing that he did not encourage any of the police personnel to vote for his party.

00:59 In February, Inspector General of Police Razaruddin Hussain said it was an offence for policemen to

01:04 receive money packets while on duty, though they are allowed to receive it from friends and family

01:09 when off duty during festive seasons.

01:12 Natasha Bust, FMT News.

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