(The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein blamed the country's high crime rate on the demonisation of institutions such as the police.
He said this in Parliament yesterday evening, immediately drawing stinging criticisms from members of the Opposition.
"Institutions such as the police force are made to be seen as irresponsible, as bad when they are also at the same time just trying to do their jobs. Besides PDRM, the delay in the various trials and judging process is also one of the factors for the escalation of the nation's crime rate," said Hishammuddin.
He said one of the ways to deal with the matter is to speed up the legal process.
He also identified four major states in the country as havens for criminal activities — Penang, Selangor, the Federal Territory and Johor. However, he said that the crime wave in Selangor and the Federal Territory has gone down drastically due to measures taken by the ministry as well as the police.
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written by capricorn, November 17, 2009 17:39:29



written by allmenarebrothers, November 13, 2009 11:17:28
You are a shame even to your former law partners from the firm which bears your stinking name. The senior partner whose name precedes yours as well as the short balding partner are both highly respected & honourable lawyers. You render them "guilty by association" with you. You are a shame to the good name of your father the good Tun. His hard-owned money to bring you up & providing you with education had gone down the drain.
Go to Hell the right place for you.
written by talk2stop, November 13, 2009 06:18:58
written by a guest, November 13, 2009 02:42:21
written by Daryl, November 12, 2009 23:47:10
written by rocky, November 12, 2009 23:27:12
written by sataysticks, November 12, 2009 23:11:29
written by advocatusdiaboli, November 12, 2009 22:55:31
written by onnetline, November 12, 2009 22:48:30
Stop behaving like a pariah moron with idiotic statements like that. !
Just take a good look at our neighbours first before shooting your ' pussy ' mouth.
written by Semut Jantan, November 12, 2009 22:07:00
How come the police force in Singapore are not demonized? The police in Singapore must be doing all the wrong things then.
Malaysia Polis boleh!
written by cheekhiaw, November 12, 2009 21:18:18
xxx
written by Sabahfan, November 12, 2009 21:01:55
They were born demons and their IGP is their leader LUCIFER...
trying to demonise them take energy.. so kerisputin sooo stupid.
written by Semut Jantan, November 12, 2009 20:56:23
Krisputin, I think you stink. Please tell me which University you graduated from (so that we could spare our children from going to that kampung university), if you ever been to one. How much did you pay to graduate with 2.01 GPA?
written by harryo, November 12, 2009 20:36:43
written by MAGELLAN, November 12, 2009 19:51:15
written by Ghifarix, November 12, 2009 17:58:18
Now they're throwing the police to the wolves- not that they are worthy of less, but who extended Moose Ass-an. Sorry la, I just can't ascribe the name of a Prophet (PBUH) to such evil a man.
written by Bloodhound, November 12, 2009 17:53:58
Just sack the IGP and the Attorney General and law and order will be reclaimed by their replacements.
written by hiro, November 12, 2009 17:47:31
written by ckh, November 12, 2009 17:13:07
Even with the police station right at our door-steps, we can don't see policemen do preventive crime patrols around the “tamans” in the area. Burglaries, robberies, house breakings and snatch-thefts still go on like "business as usual". Young Mat Rempits without helmets (I am sure also without licence) recklessly ride their bikes around Jalan Alma Jaya (and also to the nearby schools) like there is no tomorrow, everyday.
Policemen hide at a sundry shop near the Alma main traffic lights junction and radio his colleague under a tree about 100m away to stop unsuspecting motorist who do not wear seat belts. A neighbour related that the policeman asked, “Minta tolong, bulan in tak cukup quota (meaning not enough to spend), kerajaan pun tak bagi bonus tahun ini"!! What shamelessness!
And the Minister expects us to have a high regard for his mata-mata? How can anyone (inc. children) have any respect for such useless public servants? I am sure they will now consider me as demonizing them too. To me it's just plain old "You Ask For It!" Still remember the TV programme?
written by AsamLaksa, November 12, 2009 17:06:59
What a sorry excuse, Mr. Minister! But blaming the public for escalating crime in a stable nation? There's only 2 ways about it, either criminals are getting better and more organised or the policing has gotten worse. Guess what the solution is? Get the police, AG, etc to do their jobs... properly! Get their priorities right! Sedition, criminal defamation, illegal assembly should be down the list. Don't waste your time on crimes that do not clearly harm the public you're out there to protect. And also get rid of the dead beat IGP. Time to pencen pencenlah! Dah tak guna tak malu lagi!
written by Nixcloud, November 12, 2009 15:34:14
mr home minister, your statement should be 'crime rate is high because police are incompetent' - aiyoh! and you are the former education minister, no wonder our education standards dropped so much, the type of statements you come up with must be titles to the essay questions.
if you cannot afford a good PR co to design your statement and tell you what to say without you looking stupider than George Bush, give me a call - i will help you FOC!
written by Den, November 12, 2009 15:25:19
written by greenpeas, November 12, 2009 15:14:30
By the way, there are many other contestants awaiting their turn.
written by mob1900, November 12, 2009 14:32:02
Always finding excuses for dereliction of his duty as minister and instead blame it on the Rakyat. There's no smoke without a fire, latuk, this is a very childish behavior Mr. minister.
written by educationist, November 12, 2009 13:58:21
Yes, there's a demonisation of the police but it is because they have not shown themselves to be exemplary officers of the law, but rather hatchet men of the UMNOputras.
If u put more officers on beat duty rather than catching candle -light vigil participants or peaceful demonstrators, I'm sure the crime rate will go down pretty soon!!
written by loosecannon, November 12, 2009 13:15:10
written by hiro, November 12, 2009 13:08:59
written by Alice, November 12, 2009 13:04:56
written by siewchinteo, November 12, 2009 12:56:47
and he was a former education minister!
written by Sam W, November 12, 2009 12:56:12
Keris is noted for his stupid and insane statements! I think he better off if he ....being thrown to crocodile farm...or wolf park.... where they can eat him up!
Why you so cruel to the crocodiles and the wolves?!! Why you want them to eat poison and die?
written by arazak, November 12, 2009 12:34:15
Why do you blame others for your incompetence in running the Ministry? Of course, in the eyes of the people the PDRM is irresponsible and bad. How else can you deny the peoples' perception when the top Chief of the Police is working hand-in-glove with such people as Tunku, the Ahlong King, How else could you deny the peoples' perception when a murder case involving high profile UMNO leaders are being covered-up by non others then the Police themselves?
Stop being stupid. . ., or are you really stupid?
written by Counterpointer, November 12, 2009 12:22:19
written by ibat, November 12, 2009 12:10:53
written by rocky, November 12, 2009 12:09:51
written by asguard, November 12, 2009 12:09:25
written by Horizonline, November 12, 2009 12:08:44
written by bknight, November 12, 2009 11:43:18
geez...the rate we are going with all the quality of leaders we have..our motherland is a goner!
written by blackpea, November 12, 2009 11:38:41
written by gundohing, November 12, 2009 11:34:35
written by biggun129, November 12, 2009 11:32:02
written by alpha100, November 12, 2009 11:26:02
written by Msian Idol3, November 12, 2009 11:25:16
written by fendyoasis, November 12, 2009 11:19:15
The high crime rate is not because we demonized the police, it is because the POLICE ARE CORRUPTED! And we demonized them because POLICE ARE CORRUPTED! Bodoh punye menteri.
written by BennyG, November 12, 2009 11:17:13
Everyone knows that if they break the law, if you have the money or UMNO/BN connections, you will get away with anything even murder. Just ask the PM and he will confirm it for you although he may swear on it again (when Bala comes back).
written by Apek, November 12, 2009 11:16:02
You obviously have your brains in your backside. The continuing use of the Police force to keep UMNO in power and not to keep crime down gives the citizens no confidence in either the Police Force or UMNO. When your promotions are based on loyalty to UMNO and not on crime busting skills, you cannot expect the citizens to have any confidence in the Police force.
In fact, we don't even have confidence in you to begin with. You have retained a clearly retarded chief of police, you have allowed the prison slaying to go on without charging the murderers in the Police force, you have used the Police to exert unlawful force against the opposition and against the citizens, you have selectively prosecuted opposition members, you shield your cow head protesters and the list goes on. Clearly, you are incompetent and also without balls to make tough decisions. Your analytical skills required as a leader is lacking - this is proven by your current statement and backed up by your numerous non-decisions in the past - clearly set you apart from the normal morons in UMNO - you fall further below the line.
The increase in crime is a symptom of the lack of governance and leadership by example. If the Federal government can breach its own Petroleum Act, the Constitution, the rights of the States, infringe the rights of the people, selectively prosecute opponents and shield friends, change the goal post at every turn, then what is the difference between the Federal government and the normal criminal? There is no longer the moral force of government governing the consenting through the rule of law. This country is following by example the antics of the Federal government. Don't blame the law abiding citizens for demonizing criminal acts OR equating the lawlessness of the criminals with that of the Federal government.
written by Comodo, November 12, 2009 11:15:09
Provide equal education and job opportunity…… I bet crime rate will drop among Malaysian.
Then you only have to go after illegal immigrant,,, indeed it’s PDRM problem also for not guarding the nation.
written by Mark C, November 12, 2009 11:15:05
Pordah sissy kerismuddin
written by truthbespoken, November 12, 2009 11:15:00
It sticks! Their lack of conviction to do the proper things shows! Quick to bodek UMNO and quick to go against the opposition is a glaring weakness of the police force. Their actions are not consistent with what they say. How then can one expect the people to praise the police force?
Come on, Hishammuddin, you don’t even want to look at things as it should be look at and have the cheek to openly blame the escalating social problems on the people. Be wise, in the final analysis, it is still the people who decides and says who and what’s wrong with the systems and that also includes you! You have failed miserably to help the police’s poor credibility in this case!
written by capricorn, November 12, 2009 11:13:47


written by Littlebird, November 12, 2009 11:13:38
Ok..ok..from now on thou shall not critize The Mat Rempit, The thieves, the rapists, the kidnappers, the snatch thieves, murders, bribe seekers. Hopefully, the crime rate will go down.
written by panca, November 12, 2009 11:10:43
written by Al Ambia, November 12, 2009 10:55:28
Whatever happen to this country is the doing of UMNO.Thats the way they want it to be
written by mikewang, November 12, 2009 10:53:40
written by batsman, November 12, 2009 10:47:26
written by devious17, November 12, 2009 10:46:39
These flers in blue are in it for the money cause they failed at everything else or simply too lazy to work their asses like the rest of us. Cant blame them since they are the product of umno/bn 's tongkat system.
Please la kerismudin you still fail at anything you do to potray prdm in any light, you might as well to just admit the truth and work towards a better system to put thigns right and I recommend to get your butt out from being the home ministry, you are a joke!
written by batsman, November 12, 2009 10:45:28
To Nazri, stating the truth is demonising. This shows clearly, he has hijacked morality and ethics for his own purposes.
written by a guest, November 12, 2009 10:37:28
High crime rate implies police not doing good enough job. Or even implies police are working with criminals for personal gain. Coupled with accidents and political forces, the police have a uphill task to set things straight. Police must not only do a good job, but must also be seen to be doing a good job!























2nd incident, there is VIP who stays at Bkt Antarabangsa who has been abusing all the traffic which using police rider escort to beat all the traffic jam and followed by his bodyguard. He is a cabinet member of Najib, and marked this car out, proton perdana WQV 7613. I have wrote and complained to The Star newspaper but fell deaf and no action. Don't believe, just go to Bkt Antarabangsa junction to MRR2 and wait for this VIP at around 7.40am every day. You wont miss him. What action are you going to take on him?