Army's arrest powers limited to undocumented migrants at borders

The army's arrest power will be limited to undocumented migrants along the country's borders and illegal routes (lorong tikus), said Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

In a media briefing today, the minister stressed that while the army leads the Op Benteng multi-agencies operation to guard the borders against any encroachment attempts, the army's power is limited as they don't have the authority to make arrests...