Rela willing to lend muscle to fight against crime

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 -

The People's Volunteer Corps (Rela), responding to a call by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today, has expressed its willingness to cooperate with the police in efforts to curb crime on the streets.

Najib when announcing the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and the lead ministers for six national key results areas (NKRA) in Putrajaya said he wanted crime on the streets to be reduced by 20 per cent by the end of 2010.

Rela director-general Datuk Zaidon Asmuni said the corps would work hand-in-hand with the police in the matter.

"We will provide sufficient manpower if we were asked to assist ... let's say if the police wanted 100 of our men in an operation to combat crime, we will provide the number asked," he told Bernama when contacted here today.

However, he said the decision whether to ask for Rela's help lay with the Inspector-General of Police. - Bernama

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written by wkc, July 27, 2009 

Which force or corps can we really trust to fight crime here ? 
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written by PC Stone, July 27, 2009 

Rela, thanks but no thanks as your members are criminal in uniforms ! Untrained, background uncheck and real bully ! 
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written by ajajal, July 27, 2009 

Some people are lucky to have lots of coffee money blessing from the 1 Malaysia government.. keep it up 
UMNO . 
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written by rela-ka?, July 27, 2009 

Rela men? 
Thanks BUT no thank you. 
You guys have a very glossy history when it comes to assistance or may i call it intervention. 

Stick with your rukun tetangga duties. 
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written by watchdog, July 28, 2009 

Arrest the crooks in Rela and the crime rate will come down 
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written by 2525, July 28, 2009 

Now why don't they form a 'rela' to clean the street instead? Why are they so eager to pretend like cops? 
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written by malaysia born, July 28, 2009 

RELA to the rescue? 

Might as well release all the prisoners in jail. 

Those jokers should be disbanded immediately. 
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written by Chris Chong, July 28, 2009 

Holy Cow! 

Is Najib for real? The last thing the country needs is a government-sanctioned band of thugs prowling the streets and harassing citizens by imposing their warped moral standards and logic. 

The Rela officers are from the bottom of the barrel and have consistently shown poor judgment and a total lack of accountability for their actions. Giving them a wider jurisdiction will only further damage the credibility of Najib's administration. 
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written by thinks, July 28, 2009 

Rela? Thugs in uniform? Rent-seekers and opportunists? Err..no thanks.... 
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written by taskforce101, July 28, 2009 

Malaysia continues its unstoppable march towards a police state. 

Zimbabwe and North Korea will be our trading partners soon. 
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written by Noel, July 28, 2009 

RELA is uniformed gangtser 

RELA should be demolished immediately 
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written by PENING, July 28, 2009 

Tak payah RELA menyebok. RELA tu samseng. 
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written by Dr.Carl Benedict, July 28, 2009 

Fight crime? 

How many patrol and presence of Uniform body in the streets of high crime area? 

We have many uniform personnel, but is it easy to see one on the streets in KL ? 
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written by rocky, July 28, 2009 

oh no. we do no need to deal with another agency which has shown to be power crazy and corrupt. we' 
just need the police to do their job and focus on the rakyat instead of focusing on keeping their political masters happy and in power