Dear Home Minister,


Please do us a favor and go on national TV and announce that anyone can do a Citizen Arrest of those involved. Please do the following: -

1. On all major TVs, play the VIDEO of the Attack and the PICTURE of the Attackers
2. Announce that the Malaysian Citizen can go ahead and do a Citizen Arrest.

Forget about the excuses of who is involved or what groups are involved. Just arrest all those involve and put them to jail.. Maximum possible penalty. PDRM is a professional and efficient, No?

What is Citizen Arrest? This is what taken from Wiki specifically based on Malaysia Law: -

Malaysia

Section 27(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code allows for a private person to arrest a person who, in his view, has committed a seizable offence or a non-bailable offence:^[15]

Any private person may arrest any person who, in his view, commits a non-bailable and seizable offence or who has been proclaimed under section 44 and shall without unnecessary delay hand over the person so arrested to the nearest police officer or, in the absence of a police officer, take that person to the nearest police station.

Sub-section 5 further allows the arrest of a person who commits an offence on or with respect to the property of another by any person who is using the property to which the injury is done, or by the servant of either of those persons or by any person authorized by or acting in aid of either of those persons:^[16]

Any person who commits an offence on or with respect to the property of another may if his name and address are unknown be apprehended by the person injured or by any person who is using the property to which the injury is done, or by the servant of either of those persons or by any person authorized by or acting in aid of either of those persons, and may be detained until he gives his name and address and satisfies such person that the name and address so given are correct or until he can be delivered into the custody of a police officer.

A "seizable offence" is defined as an offence in which a police officer may ordinarily arrest without warrant as per defined by the Code.^[17]

I am not a lawyer, can someone comment if this is feasible or allowable in Malaysia?

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