BEIJING, Aug 19 — Malaysia and China are working closely to tackle transnational crimes, says Malaysia's Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.
Both sides had agreed to exchange more information and intelligence to combat crimes which included human trafficking, drug trafficing and cyber crime, he said.
He was speaking to Malaysian journalists after visiting his Chinese counterpart, Liao Jinrong, who is direcotr of the Chinese Ministry of Public Security's International Cooperation Bureau here today.
“As China is very close to us, our visit is to further strengthen the closeness between the two countries,” said Khalid, who is on his maiden visit to China as IGP since his appointment in May 2013.
He cited issues related to cyber crime syndicates operating in Malaysia, which involved China nationals in Malaysia who cheated their compatriots in China.
Following Khalid's invitation, Liao has expressed interest to attend dialogues on drug, terrorism and transnational crimes which would be held by the home ministry next month and October in Kuala Lumpur.
Khalid, who arrived here yesterday also paid a courtesy call on Chinese Vice-Minister of Public Security, Meng Hongwei.
Accompanying Khalid were Inspector-General of Police Secretariat's head of international relations, Datuk Khalil Kader Mohd and assistant director of NCB/Interpol Supt Gan Tack Guan, among others.
Asked if he was aware of Bersih 4.0 gatherings that were expected to be held in Shanghai and several other cities in China, Khalid said it was up to the local authorities to deal with them.
A Global Bersih postal which pinpointed the locations where the rally will take place has been circulating online. Chinese cities such as Shanghai, Shenzhen, Suzhou and Hong Kong were among the cities involved..— Bernama
