Touting Activities Involving Lawyers, Individuals at Courts Complex
Police yet to be deployed at KL courts Beware: Notices cautioning the public against touts have been set up outside the bail counter and at the Legal Aid Foundation’s office. In October, the authorities decided that police personnel would be stationed at the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex to stop touts. The Rnglish-language newspaper and news portal The Star reported on Sunday, 21 December 2025, that as of last week, it appears that the People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) are still the ones carrying out security duties there. During a recent visit by the English daily to the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex, it was found that Rela officers were still stationed at the courthouse’s entrance and at the bail counter area. There was no police presence. A security personnel said a circular from the Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court had stated that police officers would be deployed on a rotational basis, but the arrangement has yet to be implemented. “We are aware of the circular, but it...