KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 ― Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today assured the public that his force is monitoring its own personnel, after two policemen were arrested over Islamic State (IS) ties.

He added that it was this active monitoring that led to the detection and arrests of the two radicalised police officers, who were among 15 people detained for IS links. 

"It has been there from the beginning, so I ask the people to not worry about the two policemen whom we have detained, because we always monitor and we will take action when they show even the slightest sign of being radicalised,” he said.

When asked if the two police officers will be retained by the Royal Malaysia Police, Khalid said it depended on the outcome of the investigation.

Two days ago, Khalid confirmed the a grenade attack on  the Movida bar in Puchong to be the first successful IS attack in Malaysia. He also announced the arrest of the 15 people for militant activities.

Khalid today warned media agencies not to seek interviews with Malaysians involved in militant groups such as the IS, saying that giving publicity to such people was detrimental to security efforts.

"Don't give space to people who are threatening us. Go and interview them? What are you trying to do? You are giving them a chance to threaten us!” Khalid exclaimed angrily.

Chinese language newspaper Oriental Daily recently published an interview with a Malaysian militant in Syria, Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi, as did the New Straits Times (NST).

In the NST report, Muhammad Wanndy claimed that the attack on Movida was only a "small-scale attack”, compared to what IS plans to carry out in the future.