Former Bukit Aman Criminial Investigation Department chief Fauzi Shaari is lending his expertise to Pakatan Rakyat's 2013 alternative budget, specifically on crime-fighting.

ex-cid chief Fauzi Shaari At a press conference at the PAS headquarters yesterday, Fauzi said his ideas were being incorporated in a project under the alternative budget to improve public perception of the police force.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is scheduled to present Budget 2013 in Parliament on Sept 28.

Fauzi is the latest among former top civil servants to join PAS , a component party of the opposition coalition.

Meanwhile, PAS secretary-general Mustafa Ali said Fauzi's experience as a top police officer would be of great help to Pakatan.

"The crime rate is so high that the government has to seek help from the People's Volunteer Corps (Rela)," he lamented.

Mustafa said Pakatan was of the opinion that crime could be slashed by concentrating police personnel in populated areas.

Assigning more police personnel as investigators will also help to solve more crime cases.

"We will provide full information when this has been finalised in our alternative budget, which will show our ability to take over the government," Mustafa added.