KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 -- Any groups who are concerned about a possible conflict of interest arising from police running businesses through the Police Co-operative (KPD) can seek a clearer explanation of existing regulations from the men in blue themselves, said the Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Mazlan Mansor.

This was in response to a recent statement by the Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4), who expressed worries over possible abuses of power that could lead to corruption when law enforcement agencies get themselves involved with businesses.

Mazlan explained how the KDP was formed upon a set of laws and conditions as stipulated in the Co-operatives Society Act 1963, a regulation that is adhered to by co-ops of ot...