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Police station gates to close from 10pm after Ulu Tiram incident

Home minister says it’s part of stronger security measures.

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 09 Jul 2024 1:33PM

Police station gates to close from 10pm after Ulu Tiram incident
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says gates at all police stations around the country will be closed from 10pm as part of stronger security measures. – The Vibes file pic, July 9, 2024.

GATES at all police stations around the country would be closed from 10pm as part of stronger security measures, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

He told Dewan Rakyat that this followed the Ulu Tiram police station incident in Johor in May where two policemen were killed.

“We have to balance the needs of the people and also the safety of our policemen,” he said during Minister’s Question Time.

He said police have also been instructed to reexamine and tighten their standard operating procedures at all stations, including frequency of patrols.

“In terms of the logistics situation at each police station, whether it’s lights, fences, and so on, we issued instructions to provide information immediately and it will go through a process for us to improve,” he said.

In the Ulu Tiram police station attack on May 17, Constable Ahmad Azza Fahmi Azhar, 22, and Constable Muhamad Syafiq Ahmad Said, 24, were killed. 

Another police officer, Corporal Mohd Hasif Roslan, 38, was injured by two gunshots to the shoulder and hip. – July 9, 2024.  

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