KOTA TINGGI – National border controls will be stepped up especially ahead of the 15th general election (GE15) polling day on Saturday, said Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat.
He said his team together with enforcement agencies such as the Malaysian Armed Forces, Royal Malaysian Navy, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, and marine police will increase surveillance to ensure national waters, covering 210km of Johor’s coastline, are not breached.
Kamarul Zaman said this is to ensure no party tries to take advantage, especially on polling day, to smuggle illegal immigrants.
“All the country’s enforcement assets will be mobilised in stages to monitor the Johor waters, from Mersing to Tg Pengelih.
"We will ensure that our borders will not be breached by any rogues during the election. We will make sure that control is also tightened,” he told reporters at Pos Tanjung Sepang, Bayu Damai here today.
Meanwhile, Kamarul Zaman said his team will increase personnel and officers working on polling day to 8,500 individuals from around 3,000 to 4,000 during the campaign period.
He also said the total number of personnel and officers on duty has been increased to ensure GE15 will proceed smoothly without any disruptions in all 25 parliamentary constituencies.
“For now, there are no hotspots. There have not been any hotspots during the 11-day campaign period. However, we will assign all (police) personnel, and if areas need additional numbers, then we will add them,” he added. – Bernama, November 17, 2022
