Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) has claimed that it had encountered incidents during the course of its social work with the public that suggests some developers and loan sharks had close ties to the police.

Its deputy chairperson S Arutchelvan revealed this amid claims by Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Abdul Hamid Bador of a "cartel" within the police force.

"In our experience dealing with the police, there was an incident where we made tens of complaints to them about an influential developer whose lorries will not...