PERMATANG PAUH, May 8 – Penang police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi has issued a stern warning to all parties not to engage the police in a way of provocative. His warning came after police officers alleged to have been surrounded by 100 PKR supporters while conducting their duties at SMK Permatang Rawa at 10:30pm last night.
Abdul Rahim said the policeman from the Bomb Disposal Unit has conducted regular sweeps last-minute routine at the polling stations to ensure that the voting process went smoothly. “We usually will ensure that polling stations are safe and will put a sticker to confirm it. Then we will employ a officers to guards the area until 8:00 before handing over the voting centres to the caretaker.
“I have served in the police force for 36 years. Every time there is a by-election, there will always have the provocation to weaken the police force,” he said adding that 12 investigation papers which under section 186 of the Penal Code for preventing a public servant from executing their duties, section 147 of the Code for rioting and section 427 of the Code for committing mischief that were opened than 112 police reports were received during the campaign period.
