KUALA LUMPUR’S top police officer has urged the government to strengthen existing laws to curb what he described as “immoral and deviant activities”, warning that current provisions leave enforcement agencies unable to act effectively.
Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said urgent legal reforms were required to prevent such activities from proliferating, noting that relevant authorities must “look at alternatives holistically”.
“From the perspective of religious or syariah monitoring, such oversight exists in Selangor but not in Kuala Lumpur. For now, we can only request that they come in for rehabilitation and briefings.
“What I see is that if we do not change or amend the laws, cases cannot be investigated,” he told reporters at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kampung Sungai Baru redevelopment project.
He was responding to the arrests of 202 individuals, including 17 civil servants, during a police raid on a spa and wellness centre in Chow Kit on Friday.
Fadil acknowledged that prosecuting the suspects under existing civil laws would be difficult.
“If no effort is made, then all our actions are futile. This issue will worsen because although we take action, there is no tangible outcome. That is what I want to emphasise,” he said.
Meanwhile, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa also called for consistent and structured enforcement, describing the latest arrests—201 men detained at a Kuala Lumpur health centre—as “shocking”.
“This is certainly shocking, and I believe this is an immoral activity that must be monitored and eradicated regularly and more systematically. I hope we can curb such activities through enforcement efforts, but we also need a more inclusive, effective and comprehensive solution,” she said.
She added that various agencies were already working together on the issue, particularly in areas around the capital.
“This is one of our initiatives, and I believe this is an early step. Moving forward, we will cooperate with other agencies. We have the KL Strike Force, which will allow us to continue monitoring together with the police and other agencies in our efforts to combat such immoral activities,” she said.
Dr Zaliha was speaking after witnessing the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kampung Sungai Baru redevelopment project. - November 30, 2025
