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Malaysia's police force will deploy personnel to aviation security teams at airports as an immediate measure to tighten controls, following the detention of a Malaysian pilot in Indonesia on drug smuggling charges.
Outgoing Deputy Inspector-General Tan Sri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay has stressed that the PDRM must enforce the law impartially against all offenders, regardless of political standing, to earn recognition as a world-class police force.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has paid tribute to Tan Sri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay ahead of his retirement from the Royal Malaysia Police, acknowledging his nearly 35 years of dedicated service and sacrifice to the force.
Malaysia's Deputy Home Minister has assured Parliament that the police force conducts high-profile investigations without favouring individuals based on their political position or connections.
Malaysia's Home Ministry has clarified that extra drills imposed on police personnel function as a disciplinary mechanism to build character, not physical punishment. The stance follows questions about an officer's death.