Friday May 15, 2009
Malaysia wants shared criminal database system
HANOI: A common database of criminal records and fingerprints should be set up by Asean police forces, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said.
He said the database would help Asean police forces be more alert.
“The current Electronic Aseanapol Data-base system only stores information on stolen vehicles, wanted persons and travel documents.
“What we actually need is a criminal database system so that we will be more prepared and able to prevent or nab criminals, besides knowing the type of crimes they are involved in,” he said.
Musa, who is here for the 29th Asean Chiefs of Police Conference, said he had discussed the matter with his counterparts, who were receptive to the idea.
He said a task force was studying the proposal and would present a working paper on the matter.
The fingerprint database would also help the authorities as many migrant workers with criminal records could travel to other countries using fake passports.
It is learnt that Japan, which is among five countries attending the conference as dialogue partner, had proposed that details of suspected terrorists also be included in the database.
However, certain countries voiced their concerns as there was still no clear definition of the term terrorism.
Other dialogue partners attending the four-day conference are China, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
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