SEREMBAN – Every organisation in the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) should strengthen their management to overcome the problem of bullying among personnel, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
He said every organisation has their own standard operating procedures to deal with guilty individuals.
“If there is a clear breach of service regulations by those involved, the armed forces will take the necessary action according to the level of offence.
“Some may warrant dismissal from service. The laws are there, but violations continue to happen,” he told reporters after opening SK Taman Tuanku Ja’afar’s parent-teacher association meeting here today.
He was commenting on yet another case of alleged bullying at a military facility, this time involving a trainee at the Port Dickson military training camp, which went viral on social media.
Port Dickson district police chief Aidi Sham Mohamed was quoted as saying that the incident happened at about 10am on April 17 and was reported to police on April 22.
Mohamad said he did not have the details and was leaving it to ATM and police to investigate.
He advised armed forces personnel to focus on improving their work and service quality instead of being involved in bullying.
On another matter, Mohamad said Malaysia is capable of producing small warships if it receives proper technological support from its overseas partners.
“In terms of expertise, it is not impossible for our shipyards to build medium-sized ships of 100m and below. It is just that we need technology from our friends overseas to build telecommunication equipment and weaponry,” he said.
He said this when asked whether the government plans to allow local shipyards to build ships of below 80m in size. – Bernama, May 13, 2023
