KUALA LUMPUR : Auxiliary
police at shopping malls will be given the authority to arrest criminals before
handing the culprits over to the police for further action.
Federal Police Director of
Management Datuk Mortadza Nazarene said though they were given such power, they
were not allowed to conduct interrogations or take violent action.
“The presence of the
auxiliary police is one of the efforts to prevent crimes and reduce criminal
cases at shopping malls,” he told reporters after closing a training programme
for 97 trainees at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol) here today.
Mortadza said of the 97
trainees, 22 were auxiliary policemen who had been trained for nine weeks at
Pulapol since June 10.
The training included
marching, physical exercise, martial arts, shooting, law course, management and
patrolling to increase their skills and knowledge before sending them back to
their respective agencies, he said. (Bernama)
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