page_title: Military police
section_title: Malaysia
hierarchical_section_title: Military police / By country / Asia / Malaysia
caption_attribution_description: English: Just like the Traffic Police officers, the Royal Military Police Corps also has the Honda ST1300 motorbike to patrol at the military camp. Taken by me at exit gate of Parliament Square during the 52nd Independence Day Parade.
context_page_description: Military police are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state.
  In different countries it may refer to:
  A section of the military responsible for policing the areas of responsibility of the armed forces against all criminal activity by military or civilian personnel
  A section of the military responsible for policing in both the armed forces and in the civilian population
  A section of the military solely responsible for policing the civilian population
  The preventive police forces of each Brazilian state, responsible for policing the civilian population, which become auxiliary forces of the Brazilian Army
  The status of military police is usually prominently displayed on the helmet or on an armband, brassard, or arm or shoulder flash.
  Naval police members are sometimes called "masters-at-arms" and shore patrol.
  Air Force police members are sometimes called Security Police, Air Police or Security Forces.
context_section_description: The Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja (Royal Military Police Corps) performs military police duties in the Malaysian Army. Apart from enforcing discipline and conduct of members of the Army, the Corps oversees security of designated Army installations, performs escort and ceremonial duties, and assists civil law enforcement authorities. The Kor Polis Tentera is also tasked with crime prevention and investigating criminal activities on Army property or by military personnel.
  With its roots in the British Royal Military Police, members of the Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja also wear the distinctive red peaked cap, white lanyard and belt, as well as a black brassard with the letters "PT" imprinted. PT stands for "Polis Tentera", the Malay words for "Military Police". Military police on traffic duty wear armbands sporting the letters "MP" in red.
caption: A Malaysian military policeman patrols the House of Parliament with a Honda ST1300 during the nation's 52nd Independence Day celebration.
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