Men in Blue for Sunway University College

The security operations of Bandar Sunway were given a boost when 83 Sunway Group security guards underwent two months of rigorous formal training earlier this year with the Malaysian Police Training Force. The men were accorded Auxiliary Police (AP) status by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) upon completion of the training and have been attached with the subsidiary companies of the Sunway Group. Three of them are at Sunway University College.

Elizabeth Lee, Executive Director of Sunway University College said “The presence of the AP’s would help as a deterrent towards crime within the campus and provide peace-of-mind assurance for the 8,200 students, of which 30% of them are international students”

The adoption of AP’s is a part of the Sunway Group’s Safe City Initiative, amplifying the Royal Malaysian Police security efforts in the whole of Bandar Sunway in creating a safer environment for residents, employees and students.

“Since the deployment of APs in Bandar Sunway, the crime rate has significantly declined by 30% in June and July this year” said Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah, the Founder and Chairman of the Sunway Group during the recent presentation of two Toyota Hiace mobile police stations by the Sunway Group to the Royal Malaysian Police Force who serve the Bandar Sunway community.

The formal training for the men included attending law classes and security drills. AP’s are given the same power of police constables one of which is the right to arrest in their area of jurisdiction and the right to investigate crimes, subject to the prior approval of the IGP.