KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — There is a need for the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to amend Section 21 of the Police Act 1967 (Act 344), which is related to escort...
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain witnesses the handover of duties of the Kuala Lumpur Police Chief from Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid to Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa at the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters, March 29, 2024. — Bernama picKUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — There is a need for the Royal Malaysia Police to amend Section 21 of the Police Act 1967 , which is related to escort duties.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said that with the amendment, the punishment for offences including obstructing a civil servant on duty, as stipulated in Section 21 of Act 344, will also be increased, similar to Section 186 of the Penal Code.“There should be no problem if Section 21 is amended. We will use both and follow which one is better and appropriate. There is indeed a need,” he said.
Amendments to the Police Act 1967 , involving changes to 10 clauses, were tabled in the Dewan Rakyat for the first reading on March 18. Among them, Clause 4 is seeking to amend Section 21 to provide for the obligation of police officers to carry out escort duties on any public road, and any person who obstructs, opposes or fails to comply with police instructions may be fined up to RM10,000 and imprisoned for up to two years compared with the previous penalty of RM200 and two months in jail.
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