IGP invites PKR leader to join cops on shoot-out
PETALING JAYA: Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has extended an invitation to Padang Serai MP N. Surendran to join his men on a shoot-out with criminals.
Khalid, who made the invitation via Twitter on Oct 11 offered body armour to the PKR vice-president should he accept the invitation.
"For a 'skin feeling' of what we face when confronted by armed criminals in our ops, we are offering YB Surendran to be with us," he Tweeted.
When contacted by The Star Online, Surendran said that he had already replied to Khalid through Twitter to accept the top cop's offer.
He said that Khalid had told him to sign an indemnity agreement, adding that he would be inserted with a coming operation against armed criminals.
Khalid had also asked Surendran to contact the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Director when he was ready to sign the indemnity agreement and sizing of his body armour.
Surendran said he has yet to contact the CID director.
He said he was willing to face the same risks as a trained police officer.
"Don't shoot to kill and don't shoot without warning," he added.
PETALING JAYA: PKR vice-president N. Surendran is looking forward to joining the police in their shoot-outs with criminals.
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“I replied the IGP and he said he would recruit me in the next ops, so I assume its going to happen.
“He said he has instructed federal CID director Datuk Hadi Ho Abdullah to meet me to get my body armour measurements and sort out the indemnity documentation,” said Surendran when contacted over IGP Tan Sri Khalid Abu bakar's invitation.
Khalid, in his Twitter on Friday, offered to take Surendran on future operations for a “skin feeling of what we face when confronted by armed criminals in our ops”. When contacted, Khalid said he stands by his invitation.
Surendran, who is Padang Serai MP, said: “I’m not dismissing that they (police) put themselves at risk. But the point I’m trying to make is they can’t use excessive force and shoot unlawfully.”
Surendran added that he felt the “trigger-happy” approach by some officers were being instigated by top cops and comments by the Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who was reported to have said “shoot first and ask questions later” in relation to police operations.
Comment by Bestfbkl:
It's sad to see members of the public question the police without an iota of proof. They put their lives at risk so we and our families can be safe, but we constantly doubt them. When the crime rate was rising everyone wanted action, now that action has been taken so swiftly like never seen before, some members of the public want to take the side of the criminals and champion their rights? Stop being arm chair generals and policemen. Many have no idea what it takes to keep a country safe. There is no perfect police force in the world, when a wrong doing by police with proof comes up, action is taken even against police personnel. Until then lets support our police force without doubt.
It's sad to see members of the public question the police without an iota of proof. They put their lives at risk so we and our families can be safe, but we constantly doubt them. When the crime rate was rising everyone wanted action, now that action has been taken so swiftly like never seen before, some members of the public want to take the side of the criminals and champion their rights? Stop being arm chair generals and policemen. Many have no idea what it takes to keep a country safe. There is no perfect police force in the world, when a wrong doing by police with proof comes up, action is taken even against police personnel. Until then lets support our police force without doubt.
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