KL police set for PR classes

Mon, 15 Feb 1999 | Source: AP

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Hoping to nurture a more people-friendly police force, Malaysia will enroll 11,000 of its top brass in courses on morals and public relations, news reports said on Sunday.

The image of Malaysian police was badly blemished when former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim surfaced from police custody in September with a black-eye and bruises.

The thrashing, which occurred while Anwar was blindfolded and handcuffed, sparked an international outcry against police brutality in the Southeast Asian nation. Anwar, who took the stand last week in his ongoing corruption trial, called Malaysia "a police state." Anwar denies the charges against him.

"Although the force's image has been dented, we are determined to serve the people to the best of our ability," acting Inspector-General of Police Norian Mai, was quoted as saying in The New Straits Times.

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