Rela to launch internal probe into involuntary registration of members


PUTRAJAYA: The People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) will launch an internal probe over the issue that many people have been unwittingly registered as Rela members.

Rela clarified that under Section 7(1) of the Malaysia Volunteers Corps Act 2012 (Act 752), a person aged 18 and above who wishes to be enrolled as a member of the corps must apply in writing to its director-general.

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