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余秘叶‧警察局不该搬
2008-10-27 18:10
秋杰路警察局要搬迁，本来是一件很平常的事。但是，警局搬迁的原因不是因为当地缺乏人气，冷冷清清，太平盛世，而是环境不卫生以及当地罪案率高的缘故。搬迁理由不只牵强，更让人民摸不著头脑，感觉非常奇怪和难以置信。

警察的天职不是维持社会治安，保卫人民財富吗？为何当局在一个所谓“罪犯天堂”的秋杰路警察局

选择搬迁，而不是想尽办法打击罪犯呢？

在一个罪案率高的地区，警察若无能为力，还有谁有能力对抗坏人，当地居民、商家还是游客吗？试问，这个地区还能住人吗？

警方应该正面看待罪案与卫生问题才对，而不是消极选择放弃离开。如果当局认为现有警力不足以保护警员安全或严打罪犯，当局是不是应增加警力，以及训练警员身手和提高专业水平？

如果说警局的环境不够卫生，当局是不是可以向吉隆坡市政局投诉，要求官员认真执行美化城市计划，天天打扫秋杰路地区？

当然，上述所提的一些方案也许是一般居民或警方本身都想到的。只是问题关键在於当局有没打击罪犯和保卫社会安寧的意志与决心。如果有部份警员的想法是希望能在舒適环境和少有罪案的地区上班，那么也许只能说，警察行业不適合这类想法的警员。

坐落在繁荣闹市中的秋杰路原是纪念社会名人富豪陆秋杰。然而，现在的秋杰路不是环境清幽舒適或上流人士出没地区；而是人蛇混杂的红灯区，治安也亮红灯。一个环境的好与坏，除了风水问题，可说是由人打造出来的，怎样的人，就造就怎样的环境。

话说回来，国內治安败坏已不是新鲜课题。朝野政党经常在国会为社会治安和整顿警队课题爭辩不休；可是，现今的治安问题与警方的办事能力有没获得改善？人民对警方的公信力有没提昇？

以前，坏人只在晚间干案，现在，无论早午晚，只要走在路边、家门前、公园、银行外、加油站等，都可能被攫匪盯上。

目前经济不景气，可预见是罪犯將更加猖獗，威胁社会安寧。我们的警察必须下定决心面对挑战、改变观念、改善工作態度，认真执法为民除害。

星洲日报／有话直说‧作者：余秘叶‧2008.10.27

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Policemen beat a retreat


KUALA LUMPUR: A police beat base located in the Chow Kit area of downtown Kuala Lumpur has been shut down because the “presence of criminals could make it unsafe” for police officers.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the beat base was located in a dirty area where police faced the possibility of being exposed to contagious diseases.

The presence of criminals also posed a threat to the safety of police officers.

He said this in a written reply to Dr Lo’ Lo’ Mohamad Ghazali (PAS - Titiwangsa).

Dr Lo’ Lo’ had asked why the beat base along Jalan Haji Taib was closed considering that vice activities were high in the area.

She also wanted to know what kind of action had been taken by the police to curb vice activities in the Chow Kit area.

Syed Hamid said police were in the midst of finding a new location for the beat base.

In an immediate response, City Chief Police Officer Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Sabtu Osman said the beat base was not shut down but relocated to bigger premises near Jalan Raja Bot.

“We moved there to provide better service as we have increased our manpower and need more space,” he said.

Dr Lo’ Lo’s question was the 30th in the Order Paper and hence did not get a mention in the House during the daily one-hour Question Time.

However, Dr Mohd Hatta Ramli (PAS - Kuala Krai) managed to raise the matter when he interjected during Azmin Ali’s (PKR - Gombak) speech during the debate on Budget 2009.

Dr Mohd Hatta said that if the police themselves felt unsafe in a beat base, it would be even worse for the public.

“Maybe it would be better to put the beat base in the army barracks.”

Dr Mohd Hatta then managed to raise the issue again during his own debate on Budget 2009 saying that Syed Hamid’s response was irrational and hoped he would clarify his written answer as this was not the kind of police the people wanted.

“The police are there to make a place safe. If they themselves are scared and run away, how can we hope for others to want to be there?” he asked.

Dr Mohd Hatta said if the place was dirty, it was up to the police to organise gotong-royong activities to clean it up.

He added the only kind of contagious disease in the area was sexually transmitted, adding that getting infected was a matter of choice.

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