Intensifying efforts to curb the Mat Rempit, or road hooligan, menace, Malaysian traffic police is going undercover. Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcment Department (JSPT) director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said traffic police personnel are vigilant against road hooligans.
“Part of our strategy in eradicating them is going undercover. Once we get a tip-off, our personnel will go undercover and gather intelligence. Based on the information gathered, we will then conduct operations,” said Yusri in a New Sunday Times report.
Yusri said hotspots in Kuala Lumpur were identified as well as highways located in the outskirts and other states. Among locations listed were Dataran Merdeka, Jalan Raja Laut, sections of the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway, Kajang-Seremban Expressway, North-South Expressway, Guthrie Corridor Expressway, West and East Coast Expressway, and Persiaran Raja Muda Musa in Klang.
“Aside from going undercover and conducting roadblocks, our personnel are also conducting patrols at the popular areas where these Mat Rempit gather,” said Yusri. He added this is a continuous effort and JSPT will be conducting Op Samseng Jalanan, Op Motosikal, and Op Didik to deter rood hooligans and raise road safety awareness.
Yusri also said JSPT has established the anti-rempit “Squad 42” in every state. “Skuad 42 is also still up and running nationwide. Each state police headquarters has its own Skuad 42 to tackle the Mat Rempit problem,” said Yusri, adding that information and tip offs from the public are welcome.
He explained Squad 42 is an elite team of policemen entrusted with infiltrating motorcycle racing gangs, breaking up their races and tracking down offenders. The name is taken from Section 42 of the Road Transport Act 1987, pertaining to the investigation and prosecution of reckless and dangerous road users.
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