Police announce reshuffle of 20 senior officers

KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has announced a significant reshuffle of 20 senior officers, including naming Terengganu police chief Datuk Mazli Mazlan as the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) director overseeing operations.

Bukit Aman secretary Deputy Commissioner Alzafny Ahmad, in a statement yesterday, said Mazli would be replacing Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairudin in a lateral swap.

He said Bukit Aman Special Branch’s principal assistant director E1 Datuk Shazeli Kahar had also been reassigned as the new Police Training College commandant.

“Datuk Abu Samah Mohd Noor from the training college was appointed to Shazeli’s position, whereas Johor’s Bakri Muar police technical training college commandant Senior Assistant Commissioner Sulaiman Hussain has been promoted to Federal deputy director of management (training) with the rank of deputy commissioner,” he said.

Cheras district police chief Assistant Commissioner Zam Halim Jamaluddin was promoted to the senior assistant commissioner rank, replacing Sulaiman in Bakri Muar.

“Zam Halim will be replaced by Assistant Commissioner Ravindar Singh Sarban Singh from the Bukit Aman management department as the new Cheras police chief.

“Perak Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Superintendent Hasbullah Abd Rahman has been transferred to Selangor Commercial Crime Investigation Department with promotion to assistant commissioner,” he said.

Several other transfers involving Kuala Muda district police headquarters, Kota Setar, Seberang Perai and Kuala Kangar were also announced.

Alzafny said the 20 new transfers would take effect from May 6.