Khalid clarified this after attending an event at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia today, and added how he too was against the awarding of government tenders or police contracts for arms to his family members.
“They had the license to operate and repair guns and weapons long before I became IGP,” he was quoted by Malay Mail Online as saying.
Khalid however declined to further comment on the issue for fear it would be misconstrued by certain quarters to appear as if he was taking sides with the company.
Last week, the Sarawak Report published a purported screenshot of the Nilai Arms & Ammunitions records that showed the IGP’s daughter, Juwiza Khalid as the majority shareholder as well as Khalid’s brother-in-law, Mohd Isa Hussin as the minority shareholder.
According to the whistleblower website, members of the public could freely purchase firearms from the company and easily obtain a permit through them as well.