Compulsory IC confirmation enhances public confidence of security industry

30th June, 2014

KUALA LUMPUR: The move by the Home Ministry to make it compulsory for individuals applying for a job as security guards to have their identity cards (ICs) confirmed with the National Registration Department (NRD) effective September 1 is seen as enhancing public confidence on the service provided.

This is because the effort to improve security clearance management can address public ire on the occurrence of crimes involving security guards such as several cases that have happened previously.

Security Services Association of Malaysia president Datuk Shaheen Mirza Habib said the robbery incident in Subang Jaya last year involving a security guard who was found to have used a false IC, has become a lesson among many security firms.

In the Oct 23, 2013 a woman bank officer was shot dead in the head by the banks own security guard before fleeing with cash from the safety vault.

The new regulation will enhance the aspect of security in our industry, which really must stress on the security factor, he told Bernama yesterday.

The move was announced by Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday to ensure all security guards were Malaysians and possessed valid ICs and, therefore, curb the use of false ICs by security guards.

Touching on security firms that recruited foreign workers besides Nepalese, Shaheen said the high demand was more on irresponsible firms that took advantage of foreigners who were not permitted to work as security guards.

We only have 30,000 Nepalese security guards. Demands (for them) are high resulting in some firms to be greedy and wanted to get workers as soon as possible and recruiting foreign workers illegally without the relevant process with the ministry, he said.

For the cash-in-transit and banking sector, he said, only locals were allowed to work while Nepalese nationals were permitted to work at private companies on a three-year contract.

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