Actor-director Farid joins PVR to fight crime
SHAH ALAM: The next time you get stopped by the police at a roadblock, you might be surprised to come face-to-face with popular actor and director Farid Kamil Zahari.
The 31-year-old former model has enlisted himself in the police volunteer reserve (PVR) and will be doing his bit to help in crime prevention.
“I joined the PVR not because I feel that our country is not safe.
“However, I understand that there are only about 110,000 policemen in our country of 28 million people.
“This is a big ratio,” he said after submitting his application form at the Shah Alam police headquarters here at about 2.30pm yesterday.
“I think crime prevention is not only the duty of the police.
“The public must also be involved,” he said, urging youths and students to join the PVR to help maintain peace in the country.
Farid also wants the public to
I think crime prevention is not only the duty of the police. The public must also be involved. — FARID KAMIL ZAHARI
act immediately when witnessing any crime by calling the police or using the My Distress national crime alert mobile application to get police help.
Head of the National Key Results Area for Selangor Deputy Supt Mohamed Mokhsein Mohamed Zon said that with Farid joining the PVR, it would be good publicity for the police and could influence more people to join the PVR as volunteer policemen.
He said that with the current recruitment drive from Oct 19 to Oct 23, they hoped to enrol 10,000 people into the PVR.
“PVR members will assist police officers in their duties, for example, to control traffic and man roadblocks.