Body cameras for cops to cost between RM2,000 to RM2,500 each, Dewan Rakyat told


Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. - Filepic/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Each of the 7,648 body cameras that will be fitted on police personnel is estimated to cost between RM2,000 and RM2,500 , the Dewan Rakyat was told.

According to Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, RM30mil was allocated for the acquisition of Body Worn Camera (BWC) which will be fitted on officers across 157 district police headquarters nationwide.

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