MPP to install 12 CCTVs in Batu Kawa following rock-throwing incident
KUCHING (July 9): In the wake of the arrest of a man suspected of throwing stones at vehicles along Jalan Batu Kawa, the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) is planning to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at 12 locations across the Batu Kawa area.
Council chairman Tan Kai said MPP will continue engaging with the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) to implement the CCTV installations as part of efforts to ensure public safety and security.
'The planned CCTV sites proposed in the Batu Kawa area are at Emart Batu Kawa including Chieng Pork Shop and in front of Pak Amit Cafe; MJC Park 1, MJC RHB Bank, MJC Night Market, MJC WL6, and MJC Choice Marketplace; Everwin Batu Kawa; Pasar Batu Kawa Lama roundabout; Batu Kawa Waterfront; and Batu Kawa 38 commercial centre,' he said.
He said this in a statement yesterday following a courtesy call on Padawan police chief Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi.
Mohd Irwan had in a separate statement yesterday said the suspect, a 68-year-old man, has been remanded for four days to assist in the investigation under Section 427 of the Penal Code.
The suspect was arrested on July 7 at around 7.15pm by the roadside along Jalan Batu Kawa, with several stones also seized as evidence, he said.
Police had received 10 reports related to the stone-throwing incidents, he added. CCTV damaging vehicle Padawan Municipal Council Tan Kai throwing rocks
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