Melaka polls: Police to step up security at hotspots to maintain public order

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Melaka police will step up security at several locations identified as hotspots, including Seri Bendahara, Seri Negeri and Istana Melaka, to prevent any ...

MELAKA, Nov 14 — Melaka police will step up security at several locations identified as hotspots, including Seri Bendahara, Seri Negeri and Istana Melaka, to prevent any untoward incidents following the state election.

Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the locations, which house key state government administrative facilities, are expected to attract political party supporters once the results of the 16th Melaka State Election are announced.

He said more than 1,000 police personnel would be deployed to several key locations, including areas surrounding the identified hotspots, as a precautionary measure to maintain peace and order following the election.

“A total of 3,632 police officers and personnel have been deployed across Melaka today to maintain security and ensure the smooth conduct of polling in the 16th Melaka State Election.

“ The figure does not include 300 traffic police personnel assigned to manage an expected increase in traffic as voters return from outside the state to cast their ballots,” he told reporters after inspecting a polling station at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bendahara Seri Maharaja in Ayer Molek here today.

Dzulkhairi said all personnel involved had been deployed as early as 4am today to monitor security at 240 polling centres comprising 1,213 polling streams across Melaka.

He said Melaka police were also receiving assistance from personnel of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) from Negeri Sembilan, the Public Order/Riot Unit and the General Operations Force (GOF) throughout the polling process.

In another development, he said police had received 37 reports related to election offences and opened 28 investigation papers between nomination day on October 31 and yesterday.

Dzulkhairi said most of the cases were being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code, with 25 investigation papers already submitted to the deputy public prosecutor for further action.

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