MBPJ security post move upsets Jalan 16/7 folk

PETALING JAYA: Residents of Jalan 16/7 here are crying foul over Petaling Jaya City Council’s (MBPJ) decision to withdraw its approval for their security posts, after they were approved and installed four years ago.

Describing the move as unreasonable, residential committee adviser Datuk Nuraina Samad said the residents received the notice on Oct 3.

They have been given 14 days to remove the two posts, one at each end of the road.

“Before installing the security posts, the residents’ committee met the relevant authorities, including the police and the land office, to make sure it was done properly and lawfully.

“In fact, the gates at the two checkpoints are only closed from midnight until 6am.

“The road is open throughout the day and night to allow public access,” she posted on Facebook.

Nuraina said the posts were installed to prevent crime there, as a spate of armed robberies had occurred in the area .

She said according to MBPJ, the decision to withdraw the approval was because the security posts were a “micro guarded security” that did not serve the larger community, and that they were placed on a reserved drainage area.

Nuraina said there have not been any robberies in the area since the posts were installed.