Repair Sg Buloh prison as soon as possible, PM urges

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday directed the Home Ministry to expedite the process of repairing the Sungai Buloh Prison quarters to ensure such work is completed by the year’s end.

He urged the Home Ministry’s chief secretary to ensure the repair works are carried out as soon as possible.

“I have asked the chief secretary… to move the process into the fast track initiative,” he said in his speech at the Prisons Department’s Aidilfitri celebration that was held at the Sungai Buloh Prison in Selangor yesterday.

Present at the celebration were Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, and Prisons Department director-general Nordin Muhamad.

The prime minister also announced an allocation for an air conditioning system at the Dewan Tan Sri Murad Ahmad which is situated within the Sungai Buloh Prison compound.

Anwar, who is also the finance minister, thanked the staff and management of the Sungai Buloh Prison for serving him well during his detention there a few years ago.

Reflecting on his memories of serving a nine-year prison term, the prime minister said it taught him the meaning of good deeds, tolerance, and trust.

He also spent time visiting the health clinic at the Sungai Buloh Prison.

- Bernama

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