The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission will only call on inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar regarding a probe on corrupt cops if there is a need to.

"It depends on the investigation process whether or not there is a need to (call the IGP)," MACC chief Dzulkifli Ahmad told reporters today.

As many as 12 suspects, most of them police officers, were arrested by the MACC in a swoop last month codenamed "Ops Gopi".

Sarawak Report claimed that one of the key suspects, Gopinathan Krishnan played a pivotal role in managing the police protection racket across gambling dens and prostitution houses in Malacca...