Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin may have contravened the Police Act by countermanding the inspector-general of police (IGP)'s order for the transfer of police officers, cautioned Persatuan Patriot Kebangsaan.

In a statement today, Patriot president Brigadier-General (Rtd) Mohamed Arshad Raji said he found news reports alleging Hamzah (above) had withheld the transfer of senior police officers as very disturbing.

"If the allegation is true, then the home minister has...