Pahang, Sabah and Sarawak get new police chiefs
Bukit Aman says a new commander for the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) will also be appointed next week.
The Malaysian police force announced a series of promotions and transfers for senior officers across the country this month, according to a statement from Bukit Aman. Among the changes, Pahang, Sabah, and Sarawak will see the appointment of new police chiefs. Shaharul Osman, deputy director of Bukit Aman Special Branch II, will become the next Pahang police chief.
Victor Sanjos, the commander of Eastern Sabah Security Command, will take over as the Sabah police commissioner, replacing Jauteh Dikun who is retiring. Abdul Fuad Abdul Malek, currently the internal security and public order department chief in Sabah, will assume the role of Esscom commander on the same date. In Sarawak, Saifullizan Ishak, deputy police commissioner, has been promoted to the position of Sarawak police commissioner.
Yusri Othman, the CID chief in Pahang, will become the new deputy police chief in Penang starting November 19. Penang CID chief Zailanni Amit will be transferred to Sarawak as the deputy police commissioner. Other moves include Zailani Yusoff from Kedah taking over as the new Penang CID chief, and Zamzuri Isa from Kuala Lumpur moving to Bukit Aman as an assistant director of the general policing division.
Additionally, Awang Arfian Awang Bujang, deputy commander of the GOF central brigade, is being promoted to the post of commander.
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