KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 – The police will give priority to to stamping out street crimes, in line with the government commitment to reduce crime and corruption, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan said.
Drastic measures would be taken to address the problem to ensure public safety and security, he said.
“Street crimes like snatch thefts and robberies have a big impact as people are afraid to go outdoors, thus limiting their movements.
“Police want to reduce such crimes which have become rampant,” he said when commenting on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s statement that the government would take measures to check crime.
Musa said PDRM would increase manpower and beat base in public places known to be risky due to the many crimes committed there.
PDRM would also step up cooperate with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and related agencies.
He said the anti-corruption campaign was proven effective when two policemen turned down a bribe of RM500,000 recently.
They were offered the bribe after stopping a lorry with 978kg of drugs worth RM280mil on May 2. – Bernama
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