KUALA KUBU BARU: Training for bodyguards assigned to royalty and state leaders will be enhanced after a woman went on stage and tried to hug the Sultan of Perak, says the Inspector-General of Police.
Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail (pic) said this would include specialised bodyguard courses and the adoption of tactics used by the Special Actions Unit and commandos.
“These measures will be streamlined with officers attached to palaces and state governments,” he said after launching the Diploma Programme in Policing and National Occupational Skills Standards for police here yesterday.
On Aug 31, a woman got on stage and rushed up to Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah and tried to hug him during the state-level National Day parade in Ipoh.
She was quickly stopped and apprehended by the guards.
Following the incident, a disciplinary inquiry was launched to identify if negligence was involved. The woman is said to be suffering from mental health issues and has a history of drug-related offences.
On the second post-mortem result of Reserve Officer Training Unit cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsudin, Mohd Khalid said police have yet to receive the full report.
Police had earlier revealed that the first post-mortem found no signs of criminal injury.
However, Syamsul Haris’s mother filed an application with the court seeking a second post-mortem after noticing “mysterious bruises” on her son’s body.
Asked about the recent news reports of a Malaysian man arrested with firearms in Thailand, Mohd Khalid said a police team would be sent to obtain details of the incident.
“We will send our officers over to obtain more information. We are still in the investigation process, and the suspect is still there.”
He said police are also investigating claims that the firearms – two M4 rifles, 450 rounds of ammunition and others – were meant to be brought into Malaysia.
He said police were also investigating if the suspect is linked to any groups and their modus operandi.
