KANGAR: The Perlis police headquarters (IPK) announced the appointment of eight new department heads at a handover ceremony at the IPK main meeting room here on Monday (April 18).

       The appointments include head of Management Department Acting ACP Azizan Tukiman replacing Supt Megat Ayop Megat Arifi; head of Special Branch ACP Mohd Rosli Md Yusoff Alfakree replacing Supt Md Sairol Siron; head of Criminal Investigation Department Acting ACP Wari Kiew taking over from Acting Supt Sarih Salleh; and head of the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department Acting Supt Mohd Hasazli Yaakub replacing Acting DSP A. Wiswannadan.

       Other appointments see head of Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department Supt Saifudin Aslin Abbas replacing DSP Rosmizan Abdul Wahab; head of Logistics and Technology Department Supt Megat Ayop Megat Arifin replacing DSP Hamdan Edwin@Kamarudin; head of Commercial Crime Investigation Department Acting Supt Wan Aedil Wan Abdullah taking over from ASP Tungku Nooraziela Tungku Mohzar; and head of the Department of Public Order DSP Mohd Anuar Junoh replacing ASP Hamid Ainguan.

       Perlis Police chief Datuk Surina Saad said a total of 53 posts would be filled to strengthen the Perlis IPK, including new posts in the state.

       "The Perlis IPK has got 19 new posts and there are still eight vacancies yet to be filled," she said, adding that she hoped that all Perlis IPK department heads would carry out their responsibilities well to uphold the name of the police. - Bernama