DPM launches Internal Security Policy
Published on: Saturday, February 06, 2016
Putra Jaya: Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today launched a comprehensive internal security policy which covers internal security, public order and global terrorism threats.Zahid, who is also home minister, said the aim of the Internal Security Policy (DKDN) was to keep Malaysia an independent, sovereign and peaceful nation capable of defending its national interests."The objective of the DKDN is to ensure Malaysia's existence as a harmonious country with its national defence based on the principles of the Federal Constitution and Rukun Negara.
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"The DKDN is also based on democratic practices aimed at national unity, sovereignty, regional integration, public order and political stability," he said when launching the DKDN book at a ceremony.Zahid said the implementers of the DKDN were all enforcement agencies concerned with internal security and public order, including the Home Ministry, National Security Council, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency and the Malaysian Armed Forces.He said two committees would be set up to oversee the effectiveness of the DKDN, including a high-level committee chaired by himself, with members comprising ministers in the Prime Minister's Department, Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein and other relevant ministers.Zahid added that a working committee would also be set up, chaired by Home Ministry Secretary-General Alwi Ibrahim and will include permanent members from the ministry's agencies and departments, the Attorney-General's Chambers, National Security Council and Armed Forces.
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