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Keratan Akhbar Pilihan Elite Unit Among Tun Hanif S Legacy
Kuala Lumpur, 21st April 2024 - In 1975, a year after he took over as Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tun Mohammed Hanif Omar established the Special Action...
Kuala Lumpur, 21st April 2024 - In 1975, a year after he took over as Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tun Mohammed Hanif Omar established the Special Actions Unit (UTK), an elite group of police personnel meant for counter-terrorism operations.
The move was almost prescient, as in August of that same year, the Japanese Red Army stormed the AIA building on Jalan Ampang and held 50 people hostage at gun point.
According to BERNAMA, the UTK played a pivotal role in rescuing the hostages.
The UTK was one of Tun Mohammed Hanif’s many achievements as IGP over a period of 20 years from 1974 to 1994 – the longest thus far for any police chief.
