Malaysian Post

The Malaysian Police became the laughing stock of the nation and possibly the world when the Home Minister declared in Parliament that a police beat base located in a crime-prone area was abandoned because it was unsafe for the police officers to be based there.

If it is unsafe for the police, how safe is it for the public?

And if I am not mistaken, it is the job of the police to make the place safe for everybody. Am I missing something here?

Sheeesh! What a clown of a Minister!

KUALA LUMPUR: A police beat base located in the Chow Kit area of downtown Kuala Lumpur has been shut down because the “presence of criminals could make it unsafe” for police officers.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the beat base was located in a dirty area where police faced the possibility of being exposed to contagious diseases.

The presence of criminals also posed a threat to the safety of police officers.

He said this in a written reply to Dr Lo’ Lo’ Mohamad Ghazali (PAS - Titiwangsa).

Dr Lo’ Lo’ had asked why the beat base along Jalan Haji Taib was closed considering that vice activities were high in the area.

She also wanted to know what kind of action had been taken by the police to curb vice activities in the Chow Kit area.