Over 500 retired cops await hero medals

KUCHING: More than 500 eligible Sarawak police retirees have yet to receive the ‘Pingat Jasa Pahlawan Negara’ (PJPN).

Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata said that majority of the recipients are in rural and inland areas.

“Because of that, we will make efforts to find them.

Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata (right) presenting the Pingat Jasa Pahlawan Negara (PJPN) to one of the recipient.

“Perhaps we will go to the rural areas to award them the medals, and although it won’t be ceremonial, we will still present the award to them,” he said.

Yesterday (July 30), the state’s top cop officiated the PJPN Award Ceremony Series 3 and 4 at Dewan Pahlawan, Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) Headquarters.

A total of 186 police retirees received their medals at the ceremony.

Comm Mancha hoped that all former police retirees would be awarded the PJPN by the end of the year.

The PJPN recognises the heroic service, sacrifice, and devotion of police personnel during significant historical periods, including the emergency era in Malaya (1948-1960), the Communist Insurgency era (1968-1989), and the emergency in Sabah and Sarawak (1962-1990).

Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata (right) presenting the Pingat Jasa Pahlawan Negara (PJPN) to one of the recipient on wheelchair.