Amendment to Section 21 of Police Act needed, IGP says

There is a need for the police to amend Section 21 of the Police Act 1967 (Act 344), which is related to escort duties.

Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said that with the amendment, the punishment for offences including obstructing a civil servant on duty, as stipulated in Section 21 of Act 344, will also be increased, similar to Section 186 of the Penal Code…