KUCHING: Residents can expect better policing and service delivery when the district police headquarters (IPD) here implements three strategies and 15 initiatives beginning this month.
Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the strategies and initiatives would be based on Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani’s three focus areas – strengthening integrity, strengthening the service delivery system, and upholding government policies and efforts – to maintain the well-being of society.
“It is my duty to respond to the IGP’s focus by mobilising all personnel in Kuching IPD to get involved in the strategies of the IGP and ensure that they can be achieved in this district.
“Hence, the Kuching police’s new motto is ‘Perkhidmatan Diterima dan Dirasai’ (Service Received and Appreciated), a new paradigm shift that is holistic in ensuring that all services are properly received and the beneficial effects are felt by the community,” he said when launching the Kuching IPD Service Blueprint 2022 today.
He said the strategies and initiatives would be implemented beginning yesterday (March 1).
The first strategy will be implemented through two initiatives – back to basic and face-to-face complaints management, to execute the IGP’s first focus.
Back to basic is about preparing guidelines for the police in performing the duties and punishments given, in the event of abuse of power or crime.
“We will also introduce face-to-face complaints management. So far, we received public complaints through online and social media.
“The focus of our public complaints will bring in the concept of dealings in physical meeting so that, they have the confidence that the police will take action on their complaints; unlike before, where the complaints were only answered online,” he said.
Ahsmon said the second strategy would be implemented through six initiatives by aggressively focusing on crime prevention in 10 white zones in Kuching – eradicating online gambling, intensifying ‘Op Samseng Jalanan’, traffic control at 16 locations, effective action and investigations into missing persons or sudden death cases, and controlling scam cases.
The last strategy will be implemented through four initiatives such as one-hour, one-vehicle and one-person concept (assigning police personnel to inspect one vehicle, one person in the public in an hour), one-officer and one-information initiative (assigning one officer to provide information to the public regarding crimes in their area), and prosecuting under Section 39C of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1953 (enforcing the provisions of the law commensurate with the criminal’s crimes so that the community is safe), and focusing on three major flood prone areas.
He believed that community leaders, government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the community would give their support to the police ensure these strategies and initiatives succeed.
During the ceremony, Ahsmon also presented certificates of appreciation to media practitioners for their cooperation in providing accurate information and news to the public.
