The police started talks today on updating their standard operating procedure (SOP) and improving the Inspector-General of Police Standing Orders (IGPSO) in tandem with the Dewan Rakyat’s passing of the Prevention of Crime (Amendment and Extension) Bill 2013 late last night.
Inspector-general of police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar said the Act would definitely energise the force to combat crime in general, especially organised crime, and that they needed to act fast in order to keep up with the government.
“We are in the midst of preparations, so when the Bill is gazetted it can be implemented straightaway. The existing SOP just needs to be updated according to the latest amendments,” he told a press conference at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre.
The press conference was held after he opened an industrial convention on the second day of the 3rd General Police and Special Equipment Exhibition and Conference Asia 2013.
The Bill which was tabled for its first reading by Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi last Wednesday, was passed by the Dewan Rakyat after midnight yesterday.
Khalid also expressed his excitement over the passing of the Bill and recorded his appreciation to the government and all parties involved.
He stressed that the new law was only geared towards action against criminals and not in any way targeted at politicians.
Furthermore, it did not involve executive powers at all as the entire process from arrest to appeal revolved around the judicial process, he said, adding that, “There are many checks and balance in this law.”
‘A chance to surrender’
Meanwhile, on a separate development, Khalid said that the police were still giving the employer of the main suspect in the murder of Arab-Malaysian Banking Group founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi, who was believed to be in Australia, a chance to surrender this week as they had received information that he wanted to do so.
“If he refuses to surrender, we will extradite him to face the law here,” he said, while adding that the Malaysian and Australian police had a very good relationship.
Yesterday, Kuala Lumpur CID chief Ku Chin Wah said the 53-year-old local businessman was believed to have fled to Australia three days after the murder.
Hussain, 75, was killed, while his wife was seriously injured when they were shot at close range at a parking lot in Lorong Ceylon in Kuala Lumpur on July 29, following which police detained the main suspect and his two accomplices in Taiping, Perak on Sept 22.
Referring to the three suspects who were shot dead in Gerik, Perak early yesterday morning, Khalid said they were local thugs and not members of any secret society.
He said investigations were ongoing to determine if the three men were involved in other crimes.
- Bernama
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