Misunderstanding Igp Says On Short Pants Incident At Police Station

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The furore over a woman barred from a police station because of her attire stemmed from a "misunderstanding", said Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani.
Speaking in a presser today, Acryl Sani said the complainant wore shorts which showed her thighs, thus prompting the police officer on duty to ask her to change into something more modest.
“Maybe there was a misunderstanding between the woman and the officer on duty,” he said when attending Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent’s hiking programme with the community at Bukit Kiara Federal Park, Kuala Lumpur today.
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh was also present.
Acryl Sani also reminded the public to adhere to the fifth principle of the Rukun Negara - courtesy on morality - when visiting government offices.
He said the chief secretary to the government had given directives on the appropriate attire when visiting government offices.
“The head of office or agencies will decide which etiquettes to allow.
“We want to show that government offices are places where the people do their businesses in an orderly and polite manner as well as uphold morality,” he said.
However, he said in emergency cases, relaxation can be granted but it’s only limited to “life and death” situations.
On Jan 30, the woman went to the Batu Sembilan police station to lodge a police report about an accident but was told to go to the Kajang police headquarters instead.
However, she was barred from entering. Kajang police district chief Mohd Zaid Hassan, who confirmed the matter, said the sentry personnel advised the woman to change in keeping with "the dress codes for dealings in government premises".
The woman told Free Malaysia Today that she was wearing "Bermudas that covered (her) knees", contradicting Zaid's statement that her shorts only came down to her thighs.
She said she was not denied entry at the Batu Sembilan station despite wearing the same attire.
Legalisation of fireworks, firecrackers
Meanwhile, on the cabinet’s move to legalise fireworks and firecrackers in the country, Acryl Sani said he is waiting for Home Ministry’s policy on the matter.
“I have just been informed of this and I’m waiting for the policy from the Home Ministry on the implementation.
“For now, I don’t want to comment further,” he said at the presser.
Yesterday, Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming said the move was made to put a halt to illegal sales.
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah YeohMeanwhile, when asked about the reduction of development allowance for MPs to RM1.3 million from RM3.8 million as announced by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday, Yeoh said the parliamentarians have not been briefed on the matter.
However, she opined that all MPs would heed to the cabinet’s advice.
“We will wait for the budget tabling that will begin soon,” she said.
According to Anwar, the move was meant to better control the country’s finances and would be implemented in stages. - Mkini

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