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EVEN AS THE POLICE TAKE A PRO-ACTIVE STANCE IN CRIME PREVENTION, IGP STRESSES THAT THE CRIME PREVENTION ACT HAS BEEN USED TO DETAIN 200 SUSPECTS IN RECENT DAYS.
MEANWHILE, THE PRIME MINISTER RE-ITERATES THAT HE WILL NOT RE-INSTATE THE POWER TO DETAIN INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT TRIAL.
The nation’s top cop had recently issued a directive to all police districts to boost their crime prevention activities following the recent spate of shootings and robberies.
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“Ops Cantas Khas”, is a maiden operation intended to stamp out gangsterism, which Royal Malaysian Police has identified as the root of shootings, drug cases, and robberies.
It is carried out in a two-pronged approach of road blocks, and by patrols conducted by 10 to 12 members of a special operation teams (SOT), who comprise policemen from the narcotics and serious crime units.
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18 August 2013| last updated at 09:17PM
Cops launch ‘Ops Cantas Khas’ in Selangor, KL
By Fahirul N. Ramli
AMPANG: Police arrested two men in a car and seized several paraphernalia believed to be used for robbery during the start of “Ops Cantas Khas” in Ukay Perdana, near here at 2am today.
Ampang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Amiruddin Jamaluddin said one of men in his 30s, nicknamed ‘Tengku’ possessed a previous criminal record for a drug related case in Kuantan in 2009.
Police seized screwdrivers, gloves, a pepper spray, a 14.5cm long flick-out knife, a pair of walkie talkies, together with 0.48g of syabu and 0.97g of Eramin-5 pills.
“The items, believed to be robbery tools were found in a black sling bag at the front passenger’s feet space. Both suspects had reacted suspiciously when stopped by police. They gave illogical answers when asked about the items in the bag,” said Amiruddin.
Both of them were arrested under the Section 457 of the Penal Code for lurking, house-trespass or housebreaking by night in order to commit an offence, an offence which is punishable with imprisonment.
Read more: Cops launch ‘Ops Cantas Khas’ in Selangor, KL – Latest – New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/cops-launch-ops-cantas-khas-in-selangor-kl-1.339968#ixzz2cPSA2uWC
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Malaysian Insider
Cops begin crime crackdown with Ops Cantas
August 19, 2013
Latest Update: August 19, 2013 05:18 pm
Police have begun a major crackdown against crime with the launching of Ops Cantas in Ampang over the weekend, a daily operation held between midnight and 5am, to stem the spate of violent crimes.
In the past 48 hours, police have set up roadblocks in various parts of Ampang and picked up 15 suspects thus far for various offences.
The operation is manned by 49 personnel from the Ampang Jaya police headquarters and reinforced further by policemen from the Federal police headquarters.
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The Star quoted Ampang Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Amiruddin Jamaluddin as saying Section 3 of the Crime Prevention Act would be used to detain and question the suspects.
Under the Act, police could detain suspects for up to 14 days without trial with the option of extending the detention for another 14 days.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/cops-begin-crime-crackdown-with-ops-cantas
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Malaysiakini
‘Police can hold suspects for 72 days with court order’
Susan Loone
5:29PM Aug 19, 2013
The Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (Amended 1983) allows the police to detain suspects for 72 days to facilitate investigations, according to Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar.
However, the police would still have to apply to the court for a detention order, he said in Penang today.
“Whatever violation under the Crime Prevention Act will be considered serious, and those involved can be punished heavily,” he said.
Khalid said the police have arrested 200 suspects nationwide under the Act under the ongoing crackdown on crime.
Asked if any of the suspects were ex-Emergency Ordinance detainees, he said he does not have the information yet.
“We will let you know later,” he said.
‘Police can hold suspects for 72 days with court order’
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Najib says that he will not reinstate the powers to detain individuals without trial that he has abolished.
Malaysian Insider
No more laws that restrict human rights, Najib promises
BY MD IZWAN
August 19, 2013
The government will not introduce laws which restrict human rights and liberties to rein in crime, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak promised.
The recent spate of violent crimes involving firearms has led to a growing chorus of demands from certain quarters for the government to reinstate preventive laws.
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Mahathir, who is also one of Najib’s staunchest critics on the repeal of preventive laws, said the absence of preventive laws in Malaysia could result in a chaos similar to what was happening in Egypt.
However, Najib pointed out the problem with preventive detention is that the crime had not been committed yet.
“How do you arrest somebody if that person has not committed a crime? If it’s on a mere suspicion, it’s insufficient ground to arrest somebody on the basis of preventive laws.”
On July 26, Najib had announced that the government would be “mindful” of human rights when drafting new laws to fight crime.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/no-more-laws-that-restrict-human-rights-najib-promises
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