KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 9 -- Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) has expressed its disappointed over the Royal Malaysia Police's (PDRM) reported decision to arrest and charge an individual under Section 186 of the Penal Code for recording its personnel as they carried out a search at a private residence without a warrant.

The anti-corruption group said PDRM has sufficiently broad and unrestricted powers to carry out its duties and disclose relevant information on how its powers are exercised in a transparent manner does not hinder its work, especially for crimes that are not violent in nature.

"The famous tagline of the police 'Polis dan masyarakat berpisah tiada' (the police and the community never part) is one many Malaysians have g...