KUALA LUMPUR: Police are ready to send officers and personnel to Palestine to participate in a peacekeeping mission if there is such a request from the government, said Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.
However, Razarudin said that so far there has been no need to do so as the situation there was still tense.
"If we want to send policemen, there needs to be a request from the government and the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL). If there is, we will send them for a peacekeeping mission, but the situation does not allow for it at the moment," he said during a special press conference in Bukit Aman today (November 8).
Razarudin said police have also not received any information about civilians wanting to travel to conflict areas in Palestine.
At the same time, he advised Malaysians who wished to channel any form of aid to check the legitimacy of the representative managing the donation and to take careful measures to avoid becoming victims of scammers.
Meanwhile, when commenting on the level of security in Malaysia with Malaysians vehemently voicing out on the Palestinian issue, he said police were gathering intelligence including on activities of foreign intelligence agents in the country.
"Police will gather as much intelligence as possible in relation to this matter. This includes information related to Mossad agents and economic sabotage, if there is information we will arrest them," he said. – Bernama
