PPS members not paid for their community policing

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Voluntary Patrol (PPS) members give their services without getting any allowances, said a unit chief.

Bayan Baru PPS leader Latifah Hussain Sa, 60, said their job scope was community policing.

“We are not paid for what we do. We can only claim a small allowance for extra work done between 10pm to midnight and during fires and floods,” she said when contacted yesterday.

Latifah said PPS was funded by the state government and each constituency was given between RM300 and RM350 per month usually to cover food expenses for members working on night shift.

“The state provides us with a PPS vest and a few walkie-talkies for each team.

“However, we have to fork out our own money to buy torch lights for ourselves,” she said.

Latifah said they were not required to undergo any training as they did not carry any weapons in discharging their duties.

“We are just an ordinary voluntary service unit.

“But we do regular patrolling at crime hotspots to ensure public safety.”

At present, PPS members have grown to 9,002 members from 299 teams in the state.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng had said on Saturday that the PPS members comprised of 45% Chinese and Malay and the remaining 10% were Indian.