400 "Colour Blind" Police Officers To Fight Kingpins &... Perception?
It may not be known to some that the PDRM has formed two 200-officer elite squads to not only fight drug lords, but also public 'perception'. What kind of public perception do our police need to combat? We look for answers here.
By Mei Mei Chu — 26 Aug 2013, 02:54 PM — Updated about 11 years ago
Bukit Aman has formed two special elite squads of 400 police officers to fight drug lords and godfathers of organised crimes
The police have formed two teams of a total of 400 officers to target drug lords and the godfathers of organised and serious crimes.
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Malaysian police have formed a special squad of 400 highly trained officers to target the big sharks of the drug syndicates.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has given immediate approval to the setting up of the two teams. The teams, each comprising 200 well-trained men led by a police commissioner, begun operation two months ago.
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Home Minister Zahid Hamidi says the Bukit Aman squad are 'colour blind' and have a wide jurisdiction
Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic) said the Bukit Aman squad, led by a police commissioner, will be empowered to act without having to report to state and district police headquarters.
malaysiandigest.com“The squad will hit the drug syndicates and the underworld without warning. It will have wide jurisdiction and is authorised to bypass state and district police. It will work separately from Bukit Aman’s Narcotics Department.”
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“The teams will operate directly from Bukit Aman to combat the targeted groups, and they will not go through the state and district police contingents and headquarters,”
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“The police are colour blind when it comes to fighting crime. I have the utmost confidence the squad will produce results.”
thestar.com.myHe says it was created to manage public perception of corrupt policemen
Zahid explained that the move to appoint officers who report direct to Bukit Aman was a concerted effort to tackle public perception and rising crime.
themalaysianinsider.com
“It was created to manage perception... that all cops are involved in bribery”. Zahid explained that the move to appoint officers who report direct to Bukit Aman was a concerted effort to tackle public perception and rising crime.
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Ahmad Zahid said his ministry was bent on changing the false perception that police were in cahoots with the underworld.
“It is not that we do not trust the state or district police chiefs but we want to rectify the false perception that policemen are corrupt,” he said.
thestar.com.myCrime Prevention Department director says the elite team will have CID and Narcotics experiences
Meanwhile, Crime Prevention Department director Comm Datuk Ayub Yaakob said the squad members comprised officers with CID and Narcotics background.
“We might even rope in officers from the Special Action Unit.
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Crime Prevention Department director says the elite team will have CID and Narcotics experiences
Image via malaysiandigest.com“We want them to be an elite and strong group that will hit drug syndicates and organised and serious crimes hard,” he said.
thestar.com.myThe special team were involved in the 19 August 2013 Penang raid that led to the death of 5 alleged gangsters
Five men were shot dead during a police crackdown on a group believed to be involved in several gun crimes and violent cases in the country. [CLICK FOR FULL STORY]
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The Malaysian Insider says we do not need a special squad to tackle perception
Enough with this garbage about PERCEPTION. When the public complained continually that law and order had broken down, Putrajaya rolled out dubious figures more than a year ago to say that this was only a PERCEPTION.
themalaysianinsider.com
But honesty is always refreshing, so instead of spinning, Zahid should have called it as it is: that bribery is endemic among the men in blue, making it necessary to create two special squads.
yahoo.comThere is no PERCEPTION problem. Malaysians know the score. They know that the brazen and wanton actions of gangs 04, 08 and what have you did not happen overnight.
malaysiaedition.net
But it is comforting that finally the Barisan Nasional government is coming to grips with the reality that our streets are no longer safe and that even living in a gated community with security guards is not the deterrent it used to be.
themalaysianinsider.com
So spare Malaysians the mumbo-jumbo. Just tackle crime and make the streets safe again. Ordinary Malaysians are way ahead of the curve; PERCEPTION is no longer in our daily lexicon. We only deal with REAL SITUATIONS.
yahoo.comWe know that there is a breakdown of law and order in the country. We know that many cops have handcuffs, guns and batons. What they lack is a moral compass.
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