A special financial aid of RM3,000 each for 72,000 former special constables who served during the Emergency is expected to be distributed latest by end of June.

The Home Ministry’s Procurement Division secretary Wan Ali Besar said to date 55,000 had received the aid through the state police contingent headquarters since March 25.

He said the division encountered problems distributing the aid as some retirees had relocated or the addresses available were inaccurate.

“To ensure the smooth distribution of the aid, we are using the services of senior officers from the police or KDN (Home Ministry) to directly hand over the aid to the recipients,” he said.

He said this to Bernama after handing over cheques on the aid to Ismail Idris, 82, from Kampung Tok Motong and the widow of an ex-constable, Umi Khelthom Abdul Rashid, 61, from Kampung Lak Lok, at their respective homes.

According to Wan Ali, Selangor had the most recipients followed by Johor, Sabah and Sarawak involving those aged between 75 and 90.

Over another development, Wan Ali also promised to forward the grouses of state ex-policemen’s associations over the delay in payment of funeral expenses of RM1,000 each to 3,500 applicants.

- Bernama