Police: Informers will be protected
MIRI: The identity of those providing information on criminals and crime activities will be withheld and protected by the police.
This assurance came from head of Community Crime Prevention and Safety Section DSP Ang Seow Aun when delivering a talk on ‘Crime Prevention and How to Lodge a Police Report’ to villagers from Kampong Senadin Jaya, Kampong Merikan, Kampung Pasir and Kampung Sealine yesterday.
During the talk, which was part of the three- day Kampung Senadin Jaya Committee ‘One Heart One Soul Carnival’, Ang called on the villagers to cooperate with the police on enhancing and maintaining safety and security in the area.
“The community cannot depend entirely on the police and we need the community to work together and cooperate by being diligent and watch out for the presence of criminals and crime activities. You must be proactive by reporting to the police,” he said.
“Fearing that the criminals would go after them once they reported the identity and whereabouts of the criminals including suspicious characters and their activities in an area often makes them hesitate to
The community cannot depend entirely on the police and we need the community to work together and cooperate by being diligent and watch out for the presence of criminals and crime activities. You must be proactive by reporting to the police. DSP Ang Seow Aun, head of Community Crime Prevention and Safety Section
report to the police,” he added.
Ang thus assured that the identity of informers and information they give would not be revealed by the police, while reminding the villagers to give accurate information when lodging a report with the police.
At the same time, Ang reminded them not to take the law into their own hands when they apprehend any criminals in their areas but instead hand them over to the police.