I READ with trepidation the press reports on Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim’s announcement last week about the establishment of a maritime-based unit of the Malaysian Defence Forces (APM) ostensibly to fight against smuggling and piracy. It is a noble intent but a misguided one.
We already have a multitude of maritime-based enforcement bodies/agencies including the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), Royal Malaysia Police Marine Force (RMP – Marine Force) and Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), and these are already having difficulties determining their respective jurisdictions.
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