Tawau may be excluded from Esszone curfew
Published on: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
By: Jonathan Nicholas
Acryl Sani said study findings would be submitted to the Government while security measures are maintained.
Kota Kinabalu: Tawau may soon be excluded from the seven districts currently under the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone) curfew order.Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani said the matter was discussed during an Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) meeting on Monday.
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“The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Esscom have proposed that the implementation of the curfew be scaled down from time to time and to be renamed as Restricted Movement Areas in the waters of certain districts.
“To begin with, we will propose that the waters of Tawau be removed from the curfew because the security control in the waters of the district is satisfactory,” he said.
He said this to reporters after the handover ceremony of the Inanam Police State Housing Project, which was officiated by Home Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Ruji Ubi, here, Tuesday.
Commenting further, Acryl Sani said there were no more kidnapping incidents reported in the State’s east coast for the past three years.
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“Although so, we cannot just end movement restrictions yet.
“The absence of kidnap for ransom (KFR) attempts are due to constant vigilance and monitoring by our security forces. We need to make sure there is no threat before moving on to other districts,” he said.
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Acryl Sani said study findings would be submitted to the Government while security measures are maintained.
He said Sandakan, Lahad Datu and Semporna are still categorised as high-risk areas because they border neighbouring countries.
The dusk-to-dawn curfew was implemented in 2014 following the stand-off in Kampung Tanduo, Lahad Datu.
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