THE training module for security guards will be improved following the recent shooting at a mall in Shah Alam, said Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic).
“The recent shooting has opened a new dimension with regard to security at malls because the lives of members of the public were threatened,” said the Home Minister.
“With regard to the incident, I immediately held talks with the associations involved in the nation’s security guard industry.
“They welcome and are ready to accept proposals to improve the training modules for security guards,” he said when winding up his ministerial reply on the motion of thanks on the royal address in Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
The proposed improvements will cover both theory and practical aspects including what must be done immediately when an untoward incident occurs.
“It will cover their responsibilities and duties before the arrival of the police.”
He said the new module will cover areas such as detention of suspects, patrolling, control of restricted areas and effective communication.
A cleaner was shot in the leg and buttocks at about 10pm on Feb 8 by a suspect the police have nicknamed Ah Boy.
The suspect then fled to the mall’s parking structure, where he fired a shot at a car that was departing the mall.
The suspect subsequently hijacked another car before forcing the driver to drop him off near the Pandamaran exit at the Kesas Expressway.
The suspect was killed in a shootout with the police at a hotel in Pulau Ketam at about 3am on Tuesday.
Currently, Saifuddin said the ministry has issued licences to about 1,200 security guard companies.
