Over 5,000 Police Personnel On Duty For ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting From July 8 To 11

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has deployed 5,121 personnel to ensure the smooth and safe organisation of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) from July 8 to 11.

Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (KDNKA) director Datuk Seri Azmi Abu Kassim said the PDRM had drawn up a detailed security plan and would be carrying out continuous monitoring to ensure the meeting ran smoothly and in an orderly manner.

“PDRM has taken appropriate measures to ensure high preparedness ahead of this meeting, and the main focus is on the security of VIPs, traffic control and handling emergencies.

“This team will also use sophisticated technology such as facial recognition systems and explosives detection to ensure the event runs smoothly,” he told Bernama here today.

Azmi said PDRM will combine forces of various departments and units, including the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters (IPK), Management Department, Federal Reserve Force, Special Operations Unit (UTK), 69 Commando, and Special Branch.

He said that apart from the main meeting location, security controls were also extended to other important areas, including the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Subang Airport.

“Security control will also be implemented at the delegates’ accommodation locations and certain zones around the delegation arrival area, which will be gazetted as restricted or semi-restricted areas with limited access given to certain individuals only,” he said.

Azmi said that to ensure everything runs smoothly, a series of security training and simulations were conducted to strengthen internal and inter-government coordination.

According to him, the security training and simulations involved convoy movement training and testing of security systems, such as scanners and e-gates, at the conference location and the delegation’s accommodation hotel.

-- BERNAMA