Misplaced priorities in police budget

Liew Chin TongPublished: Jul 16, 2012 11:36 AM | Updated: Jul 16, 2012 11:53 AM

MP SPEAKS Allocations from the federal budget of 2010, 2011 and 2012 have shown that the government is more interested in using the police to maintain power than to fight crime.

In the context of the heightened crime situation across the nation, it is high time that we examine the priorities of the police through the budgetary arrangements.

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