Cops can be dismissed for refusing reports over attire, Dewan Rakyat told

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Enforceable government directives on the matter already exist, says the deputy home minister.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/02/23/police-can-be-dismissed-for-refusing-reports-over-attire-dewan-rakyat-told  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:27This is what Deputy Home Minister

00:29Shamsul Anwar Nasara said in response to Ram Karpal Singh's question on whether the government

00:35plan to introduce a law requiring all police stations to accept reports regardless of

00:40a complainant's attire.

00:42Shamsul said his ministry had no immediate plans to introduce a new law as existing government

00:47directives were sufficient and enforceable nationwide.

00:51He said a directive was issued to all police stations and headquarters through a circular

00:55dated December 29, 2025, instructing that the policy be clearly communicated to all operational

01:01level officers.

01:03In December, the cabinet ordered an immediate overhaul of dress code rules at police stations

01:08to ensure that no one was turned away when attempting to file a report.

01:12This followed public backlash over an incident in which a woman was denied entry to the Justin

01:17Police Headquarters in Malacca for wearing a skirt which officers said was too short.

01:23Don Charger Reza, FMT.

01:25Don Charger Reza, FMT.

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