If the people are serious about restoring the credibility of the police force then a change in government is necessary, said a former senior policeman.
This, said former Kota Kinabalu OCPD Mohd Yousoff Babjee (left), was because there is too much political interference in the police force presently.
“I feel there should not be any political interference (in the police force).
“Because of political interference, we find it hard to carry out (our duties).
“To heal it (the force) I feel we have to change the government,” he said.
"We can arrest this person, we cannot arrest that person. This person can be charged, that person we cannot charge," lamented Mohd Yousoff.
The former deputy police commissioner was speaking at a forum ‘Discussing National Sovereignty and National Security' in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur last night.
He said it was regrettable that police personnel today were seen to be biased in carrying out their duties.
They are well trained, he said, but shrink when they "receive instructions" resulting in failure to act against violence at political ceramah and attacks against political party offices.
"I wonder why the police did not act (against the troublemakers), who gave the instructions?
He said this was unfair as the police did not do anything, such as in the case where the PKR head office was attacked with stones and eggs.
"The police station is just next door, but I am ashamed (that they did not act)," he said.
Last Monday pro-BN groups staged a violent protest in front of the PKR’ headquarters in Petaling Jaya, threatening to burn it down.
The Tropicana police station is two blocks away from the PKR building.
“There must have been an order (to not interfere), otherwise the police would not have behaved like that. They have been trained (to handle such situations).
“How is it that they can become such that they are too timid to take action?” he asked.
‘Perception matters in fighting crime ’
Mohd Yousoff also touched on the much discussed national crime situation, saying the people’s perception was more important in crime fighting efforts than statistics.
“The success (in reducing crime) should by right be felt by the people themselves, whether we, our children and families feel safe or not.
“If we feel safe, only then have the police succeeded. It’s not just because the police say so,” he said.
He said the people’s opinion of the safety of their surroundings has not improved much from the past, but their confidence in the police to tackle crime has in fact worsened.
Meanwhile, another panellist former deputy commander of the armed forces lieutenant general Abdul Ghaffir Abdul Hamid slammed the government for taking offence with his criticisms of the way Lahad Datu armed intrusion was handled.
Abdul Ghaffir had earlier said the government could have ended the intrusion earlier had clear orders been issued.
Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had reportedly criticised Ghafir’s comment saying the latter had no experience in armed conflict.
The deputy commander, however, begged to differ, saying, “when I was in the force, I served in fighting the communist terrorists in the jungles of Perak.”
He said he had even led an army battalion in Namibia.
Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had reportedly criticised Ghafir’s comment saying the latter had no experience in armed conflict.
The deputy commander, however ,begged to differ, saying, “when I was in the force, I served in fighting the communist terrorists in the jungles of Perak.”
He said he had even led an army battalion in Namibia.
Ahmad Fadli KC
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ReplyDeleteThe Royal Malaysian Police's 206th anniversary celebration on March 25, will showcase the history of the force since the Melaka Sultanate era, pre-independence, communist, current era and what it intends to become in the future as a worldclass policing body.
DeleteBukit Aman Public Relations Officer ACP Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the celebration themed, 'Wellbeing of the Communities, Our Commitment'(Komuniti Sejahtera Komitmen Kami), is scheduled to be held at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol) in Jalan Semarak here.
Delete"Every era will be presented at the Police Day Parade, including the type of equipment and clothes worn by the police of yesteryear.
Delete"It will be a walk through the history of the Malaysian police force," he told Bernama when contacted here Tuesday.
DeleteHe said, in ensuring this year's parade was lively and interesting as compared to previous police parades, a pantomime performance would be staged during the Police Day celebration.
DeleteRamli Mohamed said: "For the first time, the force will perform the police parade theme song, in conjunction with the anniversary celebration this year.
Delete"Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar is scheduled to launch the Royal Malaysian Police's Athletes Book which is about a police officer, Sazali Samad, on his career, journey and achievements as the nation's iconic bodybuilder."
DeleteMore than 5,000 police officers will be involved in this year police celebration.
Delete"In its goal to be a worldclass police force, it has introduced various new initiatives such as the setting up of the Royal Malaysian Police's Motorcycle Patrolling Unit with RM20 million allocated for the purchase of 1,000 motorcycles.
Delete"The police have also increased the number of policemen in high risk, crime- prone areas with closed-circuit television cameras to reduce snatch theft, car theft and robberies to achieve its target in the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) to reduce crime.
Delete"Malaysia's Police Day is celebrated every year on March 24, to appreciate their contributions and look back in history, the formation of the police force which has defended the country from all kinds of threat, including the threat of communism," said Ramli Mohamed.
DeleteIn conjunction with the Police Day celebration, the police will organise an open day to the public at Pulapol on March 24 from 8am to 5pm.
DeleteThus, Ramli Mohamed encouraged the public to come to Pulapol as it would be filled with a variety of interesting programmes which include horse riding show performed by the police, demonstration by the police's K-9 trained dog unit, traffic police exhibition and many more.
DeletePolice must have absolute authority when it comes to enforcing the law and must not be influenced by anything or anyone. If not, then that we have mafia or mob rule, not rule of law, and society will NEVER prosper.
ReplyDeleteLAGI PEMIMPIN PKR PERLEKEHKAN POLIS DI RAJA MALAYSIA
ReplyDeleteTidak cukup dengan Tian Chua dan Nurul Izzah Anwar, PKR menambah koleksi pemimpinnya yang celupar dan memperlekehkan peranan polis dengan kali ini giliran ‘Ustaz’ Khalwat yang juga Ahli Majlis Pimpinan Tertinggi PKR, Dr. Badrulamin Bahron.
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ReplyDeleteSemua ini gara-gara tweet yang dihantar Dr. Badrulamin Bahron dalam twitternya @drbadrulamin semalam yang berbunyi: "Hei anjing! Pegi tangkap samseng UMNO tu."
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ReplyDeleteKenyataan terbaru pemimpin PKR jelas menggambarkan keseluruhan pemimpin PKR dan Pakatan Pembangkang tidak menghormati peranan polis dalam menjaga keselamatan awam dan negara.
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ReplyDeleteBagi Presiden Persatuan Bekas Polis Malaysia (PBPM), Shafie Bakri, kenyataan itu bukan sahaja berniat jahat malah menunjukkan pembangkang cuba menjadikan pasukan keselamatan negara sebagai 'kambing hitam' demi kepentingan politik mereka.
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ReplyDelete"Bagaimana seorang pemimpin yang kononnya mempunyai ilmu agama tinggi tergamak menyamakan manusia khususnya pasukan keselamatan dengan binatang?
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ReplyDeleteSementara itu, Penaung Kelab Penyokong Barisan Nasional (BN) 1Malaysia Parlimen Kulim-Bandar Baharu, Datuk Ruslee Hashim menyifatkan kenyataan tersebut tidak wajar dikeluarkan mana-mana rakyat Malaysia.
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ReplyDeleteKatanya, pasukan keselamatan yang sentiasa mempertaruhkan nyawa demi keamanan negara tidak sepatutnya menjadi mangsa kejian dan penghinaan sedemikian rupa.
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ReplyDelete"Pasukan keselamatan yang dihina inilah yang sentiasa bersengkang mata mempertahan dan menjaga keselamatan negara daripada sebarang ancaman ketika orang seperti Badrulamin sedang lena dibuai mimpi.
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ReplyDelete"Sehubungan itu, mana-mana individu termasuk Badrulamin perlu dikenakan tindakan tegas sekiranya berterusan menghina pasukan keselamatan negara.
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ReplyDeleteLihatlah bagaimana biadapnya pemimpin PKR yang dipimpin Wan Azizah dan dibantu Azmin Ali dengan penasihatnya Anwar Ibrahim. Jika masa kini memperlekehkan peranan pasukan polis, bagaimanakah pula apabila memerintah negara nanti? Selama ini, polis sering dijadikan kambing hitam oleh Pakatan Pembangkang dalam ceramahnya.
Selepas dibidas teruk ramai pihak termasuk oleh orang awam kerana cuba mempolitikkan insiden berdarah yang mengorbankan lapan nyawa anggota polis di Sabah sejak beberapa minggu lalu, parti PAS, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) dan DAP akhirnya bertindak mengeluarkan satu kenyataan rasmi bersama hari ini yang kononnya mengambarkan pendirian mereka berhubung kejadian tersebut.
ReplyDeleteKenyataan rasmi pakatan pembangkang yang antara lain cuba menampilkan sokongan mereka kepada para anggota polis dan tentera yang sedang mempertahankan kedaulatan negara di Lahad Datu itu dikeluarkan secara bersama oleh Ketua Umum PKR, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim; Presiden PAS, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang dan Penasihat DAP, Lim Kit Siang melalui satu kenyataan media hari ini.
ReplyDelete“Dua anggota pasukan keselamatan kita telah kehilangan nyawa di Lahad Datu. Terbaru di Semporna mengambil enam lagi (nyawa) anggota beruniform kita. Kami merakamkan ucapan takziah ikhlas kami kepada keluarga mereka dan semoga tuhan memberkati mereka kerana memberi pengorbanan yang tinggi bagi negara ini.
ReplyDelete“Pakatan menyeru semua rakyat Malaysia untuk menunjukkan sokongan kepada pasukan keselamatan kita, kedua-dua pihak polis dan tentera dan berdoa agar mereka kekal selamat semasa mempertahankan negara dan rakyat daripada bahaya. Pakatan menyedari insiden di Sabah ini menimbulkan kebimbangan dan ketakutan, tetapi kami menggesa orang ramai bertenang dan tidak bertindak terburu-buru dan menyakiti rakan senegara mereka,” kata kenyataan itu.
ReplyDeletePakatan pembangkang melalui kenyataan sama bagaimanapun jelas resah dengan siasatan yang dilakukan terhadap Anwar selepas beliau didakwa sebagai dalang kepada kejadian serangan kumpulan bersenjata dari Filipina tersebut apabila menggesa Putrajaya supaya berhenti menunding jari terhadap pemimpin berkenaan dan pakatan pembangkang.
ReplyDeleteMenurut kenyataan itu, pakatan pembangkang secara mutlak menganggap Ketua Pembangkang itu sama sekali tidak terlibat mahupun menjadi punca dalam kejadian tersebut dalam apa cara sekali pun sebaliknya cuba menyalahkan kerajaan berikutan insiden itu dengan mendakwa pemimpin negara diperingkat Kerajaan Pusat lemah dalam memastikan keutuhan keselamatan Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteDakwa kenyataan itu, walaupun pakatan pembangkang yakin keselamatan negara melampaui perbezaan politik dan semua rakyat mesti menyokong usaha pasukan keselamatan dalam menghadapi masalah yang sedang melanda negara tetapi itu tidak menafikan kekurangan tindakan oleh kepimpinan Kerajaan Pusat dalam menghadapi perkara itu.
ReplyDeleteKenyataan itu mendakwa pemimpin Kerajaan Pusat terlibat juga telah gagal untuk menyalurkan maklumat dengan pantas supaya orang ramai menyedari tentang situasi yang berlaku hingga menyebabkan khabar angin mengenai peristiwa berkenaan berleluasa.
ReplyDeleteKata kenyataan itu lagi, pencerohohan telah memasuki minggu keempat tetapi pemimpin Kerajaan Pusat dilihat belum mempunyai rancangan yang jelas mengenai cara untuk menangani pelanggaran wilayah berdaulat Malaysia atau cara untuk menghentikan sebarang pencerobohan selanjutnya.
ReplyDeleteJusteru Pakatan Pembangkang menggesa satu mesyuarat segera antara kepimpinan pembangkang dan kerajan diadakan di Parlimen untuk membincangkan perkara itu, tegas kenyataan itu. “Setiap pemimpin negara mesti pertahankan kedaulatan negara dan keselamatan rakyatnya dan kegagalan berbuat demikian merupakan satu pengkhiatan terhadap kepercayaan rakyat kepada kerajaan,” dakwa kenyataan itu lagi.
ReplyDeleteKetua Polis Negara Tan Sri Ismail Omar berkata polis akan meningkatkan kehadiran anggotanya di kawasan awam temasuk lokasi pengangkutan awam sebagai usaha mencegah jenayah.
ReplyDeleteBeliau berkata langkah itu perlu bagi memastikan orang awam dan pengguna perkhidmatan awam sentiasa berasa selamat sejajar dengan hasrat inisiatif Bidang Keberhasilan Utama Negara (NKRA) kerajaan bagi mengurangkan kadar jenayah.
ReplyDelete"Saya ingin berpesan kepada anggota saya supaya bersifat 'omnipresent' (terdapat di mana-mana) supaya polis sentiasa berada di tempat-tempat yang strategik, tempat orang ramai," katanya.
ReplyDeleteBeliau berkata pasukan polis turut mengalami perubahan dengan Program Tranformasi Kerajaan dan berjaya menjadikan Malaysia sebagai negara paling selamat di Asia Tenggara dan ke-19 di dunia menerusi laporan Indeks Keamanan Global (GPI) 2011.
ReplyDeleteMasyarakat mesti memahami tugas dan tanggungjawab polis supaya tidak menimbulkan syak wasangka dan salah faham antara pihak berkuasa dan masyarakat, kata Ketua Polis Negara.
ReplyDelete"Masyarakat mesti faham apabila berhadapan dengan polis, mereka mesti mengikut arahan dan peraturan polis," katanya.
ReplyDeleteBeliau berkata polis boleh mendedahkan standard prosedur operasi (SOP) kepada umum supaya mereka lebih faham mengenai tugas dan tanggungjawab pihak berkuasa itu.
ReplyDelete"Orang ramai mesti faham apabila polis buat road-block dia (pengguna jalan raya) kena berhenti, jangan langgar road-block. Kalau langgar dia akan timbulkan sesuatu syak wasangka oleh pegawai polis sama ada dia penjenayah yang membawa dadah atau apa sahaja untuk melarikan diri," katanya.
ReplyDeleteMusa berkata polis bertindak mengikut undang-undang dalam menangani sesuatu jenayah termasuk boleh menggunakan kekerasan yang boleh membawa kepada kematian sekiranya anggota polis berada dalam keadaan untuk mempertahankan diri mereka dan orang lain.
ReplyDelete"Kita akan ambil tindakan sama ada justifikasi atau tidak untuk dia (anggota polis) menggunakan kekerasan sehingga membawa maut. Kalau kita lihat ada justifikasi, siasatan masih di jalankan dan kita melihat kalau dia guna kuasa yang terlebih maka kita akan mencadangkan untuk dia dituduh di mahkamah," katanya.
ReplyDeleteBeliau turut merayu kepada pihak-pihak berkepentingan seperti ahli politik agar tidak mengambil tindakan di luar undang-undang yang akan menyusahkan tugas-tugas polis.
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