Harsher penalties among amendments to Police Act


Addressing MPs: Shamsul at the Dewan Rakyat. — Bernama

THE government has proposed 10 amendments to the Police Act 1967, including the insertion of a new Section 6A which stipulates that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall be the Honorary Commissioner-in-Chief of the Royal Malaysia Police.

The Bill was tabled for its first reading by Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday. The second and third readings are scheduled to be carried out during this parliamentary session.

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