Royal Malaysian Police

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Polis diRaja Malaysia
Royal Malaysian Police

Active 1807 - Present
Country Malaysia
Type Police Force
Role Domestic Law Enforcement
Size Classified
Part of Goverment
Garrison/HQ Bukit Aman Police HQ, Kuala Lumpur
Nickname PDRM
Motto Mesra, Cepat Dan Betul (English:Friendly, Fast and Right)
Colors Dark Blue
Battles/wars Bukit Kepong - 1950

Communist Insurgency
Anniversaries Hari Peringatan Polis (Police Memorial Day)
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment		 Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan

The Royal Malaysian Police or Polis DiRaja Malaysia in Malay is a main branch of security forces in Malaysia. The force is a centralized organization that has a gamut of roles that ranges from traffic control to intelligence. Its headquarters is located in Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur.

The police force is led by an Inspector-General of Police (IGP). The post is currently held by Tan Sri Dato' Seri Musa Bin Dato' Haji Hassan.

Anti-riot force known as Federal Reserve Unit makes up part of the police force.

In addition to the Federal Reserve Unit, the Police maintains 2 paramilitary divisions: the General Operations Force, which includes the Senoi Praaq which grew out of the Emergency Jungle Squads, and the Pasukan Gerakan Khas (Special Operations Force), which includes the VAT 69/UTK commando battalion and the Special Action Units (Malay: Unit Tindakan Khas), which is modelled on SWAT teams.

The Rakan Cops is the Malaysian community police which was launched in 2006

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[edit] History

The modern police force in Malaya and Malaysia started in 1807 when a police force was established in Penang. Most of the officers were British of origin. Soon, several similar organizations were introduced to the Straits Settlements and other Malay states, particularly to the Federated Malay States. These organizations, however, were not integrated and were independent of each other. This changed after World War II; police forces all across Malaya were streamlined and placed under a single administration. That administration was known as the Civil Affair Police Force and was headed by H.B. Longworthy.

During the Malayan Emergency that took place from 1948 till 1960, the force along with the military played a huge role in defeating the communist insurgency. One of the better known conflicts between the police and communists is the Bukit Kepong Incident, in which communist forces launched an assault against the Bukit Kepong police station, killing most of the officers there.

In July 24, 1958, the organization was renamed as the Royal Federation of Malayan Police. Upon the formation of Malaysia in 1963, it was renamed to its current name.

[edit] Malayan Emergency

[edit] Communist Party of Malaya Insurgency

[edit] Controversy

The Royal Malaysian Police has been accused of misuse of power and exercising excessive power. See squatgate.

[edit] Police fleet

[edit] Police cars

[edit] 1970-1979

[edit] 1980-1989

[edit] 1990-1999

[edit] 2000-now

[edit] Police motorcycles

  • Honda CBX 350
  • Kawasaki Honey 100 urban patrol
  • Modenas Kriss urban patrol
  • Honda CBX 750

[edit] Police vans

  • Isuzu
  • Ford Econovan Diesel 12 seater

[edit] Police trucks

  • Isuzu = General purpose use. The famous use of this type of truck is Black Maria.
  • Hicom Perkasa
  • Ford Trader (not longer in service now)

[edit] Branches

[edit] Major Cases and Incidents

[edit] Al-Mau'nah Arms Heist

On 2 July 2000 on an outpost and a camp manned by members of Bn 304 of Rejimen Askar Wataniah was involved in an arms heist by the Al-Mau'nah militant group. In the small hours of the morning, 21 members of the militant group visited the outpost and camp of Bn 304 Rejimen Askar Wataniah under the guise of a surprise inspection and relieved the soldiers' weapons or carted away weapons from the armoury. They took away a huge cache of firearms and ammunition, including 97 M16 assault rifles, four GPMGs, five grenade launchers, 9,095 rounds of 5.56mm and 60 rounds of 40mm ammunition. The group was later cornered in the village of Sauk, Perak and involved in a stand-off the Malaysian Army and Royal Malaysian Police forces. Police threw a containment cordon of Bukit Jenalik.

The Al-Mau'nah group later surrendered, and the leaders brought to trial for "waging war upon the King". Mohamed Amin Mohamed Razali and his group were brought to trial for charges of "waging war against the King", and became the first people convicted of such charges in Malaysia. Mohamed Amin Mohamed Razali and his two lieutenants, Zahit Muslim and Jamaluddin Darus, were sentenced to death. Sixteen others were given life sentences. A police personnel Detective Korporal Sanghadevan was murdered during the incident. Asisten Superintendan Polis Abdul Razak Mohd. Yusof was awarded the Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa for his role resolving the stand-off.

[edit] Memali Incident

[edit] Bukit Kepong Siege

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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