Home Ministry Urged To Scrutinise Foreign Security Company's Iskandar Malaysia Proposal

JOHOR BAHARU, June 19 (Bernama) -- The Home Ministry has been urged to scrutinise the proposal by a security company from a neighbouring company to operate at Iskandar Malaysia.

Kempas assemblyman Datuk Tengku Putra Haron Aminurrashid Tengku Hamid Jumat feared that the foreign company's activities might compromise Johor's security.

"The ministry must make a thorough review. Dont gamble away our state's security. There should be zero-tolerance on the issue of security," he told Bernama recently.

Nevertheless, he was sensitive to foreign investors' needs to have their interests in Johor protected.

He said he appreciated the presence of foreign investors in Johor which spelled progress but it should not be at the expense of the state's security.

Local and foreign media reported last March of a proposed cooperation between a foreign security firm and its local counterpart to offer security services at Iskandar Malaysia.

Tengku Putra Haron Aminurrashid noted that the company would be bringing in 600-strong employees equivalent to a battalion and modern security assets.

Besides Iskandar Malaysia, the firm had also expressed its plans to expand its services to Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

The assemblyman said the government must also scrutinise the background of the company before allowing it to operate in Johor.

"If the ministry finds that the venture is safe, then it could go ahead but the government is accountable," he stressed.

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Home Ministry Urged To Scrutinise Foreign Security Company's Iskandar Malaysia Proposal