RM1m boost for Sabah's security

Published on: Friday, January 20, 2012

Kota Kinabalu: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman on Thursday said Sabah's security enforcement was allocated RM1 million from the Home Ministry recently to boost its operations.
The amount, he said, is an initial allocation from Sabah's enforcement needs of RM9 million.
To this, he said the level of security in the State is satisfactory and that there were no serious incidences that could jeopardise the safety of the people.

"Due to continued efforts and actions from security agencies, crimes here (in Sabah) have significantly been reduced," he said in a press conference after chairing the State Security Working Committee meeting at Wisma Innoprise.

Also, no major natural disasters occurred in the State last year, with the exception of floods in Gum-Gum, he said, adding these have been effectively addressed.

The Government has also distributed assistance to the victims, he said.

Nevertheless, he said all disaster management agencies have been placed on standby to face any possibilities.
He also urged all parties in Sabah to maintain the existing security as well as to be prepared to render cooperation to ensure the State is always safe.
The State Government, he said, would always pay attention and take necessary and continuous action to monitor Sabah's maritime boundaries.
"This is to ensure that the nation's sovereignty is maintained," he said.
On illegal immigrants, Musa said efforts to overcome and eradicate illegal immigrants problems would be enhanced through operations.
Regarding the implementation of the 5P programme in Sabah, he said it has entered into the level of enforcement.
To this, he said the RM1 million from the Home Ministry is to finance the enforcement operations in Sabah.
Meanwhile, Sabah Commissioner of Police Datuk Hamza Taib said the crime index in Sabah last year as against 2010 showed a decrease of 13.84 per cent.
In 2010, he said police recorded 7, 684 cases compared to 6,617 cases last year.
The decrease showed a drop of 1,063 cases, he said, adding property-related crimes showed a decrease by 13.75 per cent.
"In terms of crime solving rate, we managed to solve 46.77 per cent of the crimes committed last year compared to 41.85 per cent in 2010," he said.
On Sabah being included in the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) since Jan 10 last year, Hamza said police have been required to reduce crimes by five per cent while street crimes, by 40 per cent.
He said police also reduced street crimes in 2011 by 42.59 per cent as compared to similar crimes in 2010.
Police also have identified five hotspots in Sabah, namely Kota Kinabalu, Penampang, Tawau, Sandakan and Lahad Datu, he said.
Nevertheless, he said the police would continue to engage the public in community police.
Thanking the public for their co-operation with the police, he said the police would not have been able to achieve success if not for the help it received from the public.
Hamza said the police would ensure that Sabah continues to be a safe place for the people so that it contributes to the economy.
"Next year we are required to reduce crime by five per cent and street crimes by 40 per cent," he said.