IPOH: Fishermen who encountered troubles involving pirates or other entities at sea must lodge police reports, says Comm Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin.
The Perak police chief said the police could not take any actions unless reports are lodged.
"If the fishermen have been threatened or blackmailed, please lodge reports.
"If there are no reports, it means there are no cases," he said in a press conference after a duty handover ceremony at the police officers' mess hall here on Thursday (Feb 27).
Fishermen from Pantai Remis had last week claimed that there had been a surge of attacks by pirates and rogue maritime personnel from Indonesia.
Pantai Remis assemblyman Wong May Ing, who held a press conference with the fishermen, said she has received six reports between December and February.
Comm Noor Hisam said the police had received eight reports between 2021 and 2024, but these were related to fishermen being detained by Indonesian authorities.
"We received three reports in 2021, another three in 2023 and two last year in Manjung," he said.
Comm Noor Hisam also said that the marine police's jurisdiction at sea was limited, compared to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.
"They have a wider coverage than our marine police, which can only cover up to 12 nautical miles," he added.
