BAGAN DATUK, 19 April 2018:
A special prison specifically to house detainees under the Prevention of Crime Act (POCA) will be built in Bagan Datuk.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said construction of the prison had been approved by the Cabinet.
He said that currently the special prison for POCA detainees was located in Simpang Renggam, Johor.
“Currently the only such prison is located in Simpang Renggam and we will build another one for POCA detainees in Bagan Datuk.
“I do not intend to praise myself, but since I became the Home Minister, the crime rate (in this country) had fallen by 53% …(and) that’s why I want the prison to be built here so that the rate can be reduced further.”
– Bernama