On March 25, the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) will celebrate 217 years since it was established. It is a special day for those affiliated directly or indirectly, past and present, with the organisation, whether they are sworn or unsworn serving officers, retired officers, police volunteers, auxiliary police, police cadets, or undergraduate police volunteer corps of public universities (SUKSIS). On that day, all police communities will take time to remember the official commencement of an organised police force in the country.
On March 25, 1807, the Royal Charter of Justice was first presented by the British Government to the East India Company, empowering the company to exercise jurisdiction over all criminal and civil matters within Prince of Wales Island (as Penang was then known). Therefore, the day marks a significant event in Malaysian policing history.
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