(Malacca, 9th) Malacca Police Chief Datuk Zulkifli stressed that the public must abide by the established police uniform guidelines; however, the police will make exceptions in cases of emergency or when immediate action is required.

In a statement today, he said that the Malacca police had received a complaint from a woman who was refused entry to the police station because her clothing did not conform to the government's dress code when she went to file a police report after a traffic accident.
He said that the police investigated the allegations and confirmed that the incident occurred at 5 pm on December 8. At that time, two women went to the police station to report a traffic accident. However, the police officers stationed at the police post asked them to go back and change into more suitable clothes before returning to report the accident, since the two women were not injured.

He stated that the investigation revealed that around 5:40 p.m. that day, the woman and her mother returned to the police station dressed in relatively decent clothing and were allowed to enter the police station to file a report.

He emphasized that the police remind the public who come to the police station or service counter to abide by the established dress code. However, the police will make exceptions in case of emergencies or situations requiring immediate action.

At the same time, he urged the public not to speculate too much about the above events, nor to confuse the established dress guidelines.

Ms. Guo, involved in the incident, was driving from Batu Pahat, Johor back to Kuala Lumpur yesterday when her car was hit in Malacca. When she went to the Jasin District Police Station to report the accident, the officers at the post refused to let her in, claiming that her and her daughter's trousers did not conform to the dress code. Ms. Guo had no choice but to buy long trousers at a nearby shopping mall before returning to the police station.

The victim expressed dissatisfaction with the incident, lamenting that "there should always be exceptions." However, when faced with people seeking help, the dress code prevailed over everything else. The victim further questioned whether the authorities would still insist on this if it had been a murder case instead of a car accident.

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Meanwhile in 2023.... https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/202...ergencies/53343

By Radzi Razak
Saturday, 04 Feb 2023 9:23 AM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Anyone going to a police station should keep the fifth principle of the Rukun Negara in mind and dress courteously and mind their morals, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said today after an incident where a woman was reportedly barred entry over the length of her trousers.

The only times exceptions are made are when it involves a “life or death” emergency, he added.

“Government offices are where people do business.

“In an emergency, we can relax the directive. We have to see what kind of emergency it is.

“Those that involve life or death, we can give a little leeway,” he told reporters at Bukit Kiara Federal Park here this morning after launching the city police contingent’s hiking programme.

He said police stations fell under the category of government offices, adding that the Chief Secretary to the Government had made clear the types of clothes that can and cannot be worn in a directive.

He insisted that the rules must be followed, and cited “kesopanan dan kesusilaan” (courtesy and morality) — the fifth principle of the Rukun Negara — as the basis.

Weighing in on the incident involving the woman that has turned into a public debate, Acryl said there had been a “misunderstanding” as the unnamed woman had worn pants that “showed her thighs”.

Earlier this week, news portal Free Malaysia Today reported a woman complaining that she had been denied entry into a Selangor district police station over the length of her trousers.

The woman whom the news portal identified only as “Karen” was said to have gone to the Kajang police station to report on her car collision with a truck, only to be told by a policeman that she could not enter as her trousers were above her knees.

Kajang district police chief Zaid Hassan confirmed the incident on February 1, saying the woman was “wearing shorts that were above her knees” initially, adding that she was allowed to enter after changing to a pair that covered her knees.