page_title: Law enforcement in Malaysia
section_title: Royal Malaysia Police
hierarchical_section_title: Law enforcement in Malaysia / Police forces / Royal Malaysia Police
caption_attribution_description: English: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Traffic police officer regulating the traffic at intersection Jalan Pudu / Jalan Imbi
context_page_description: Law enforcement in Malaysia is performed by numerous law enforcement agencies and generally comes under the direct purview of the Royal Malaysia Police, the main government agency entrusted with the maintenance of law and order in the country. Like many federal nations, the nature of the Constitution of Malaysia mandates law and order as a subject of the state, therefore the bulk of the policing lies with the respective states and territories of Malaysia.
context_section_description: The Royal Malaysia Police is the main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in Malaysia. The force is a centralised organisation with responsibilities ranging from traffic control to intelligence gathering. Its headquarters is located at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur. The constitution, control, employment, recruitment, fund, discipline, duties and powers of the police force is specified and governed by the Police Act 1967.
  An occupied by the Ministry of Home Affairs, RMP have six departments involved in crime and terrorism prevention and two departments involved in the administration. All departments are led by the directors with the rank of Commissioner of Police (Army Equivalent rank of Three Stars General or Lieutenant-General).
caption: Traffic police officer regulating the traffic at intersection Jalan Pudu / Jalan Imbi.
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