POLICE will continue to take appropriate measures to curb the spread of extremism to prevent the recurrence of incidents like the violent attack on the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail believes extremism needs to be curbed, and the act of calling others infidels is very dangerous for society.

“Based on this kind of incidents, the police have developed a complete profile on how to mitigate the elements of extremism so that they would not spread or flourish,” he said in reply to Abd Ghani Ahmad (Jerlun-PN), who asked about the government’s efforts in combating new extremist threats, at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

Meanwhile, Saifuddin said among the security measures taken following the attack on the Ulu Tiram police station was a new directive to have police station gates closed from 10pm.

“The police station is where people come to lodge their complaints but at the same time, the police station is also a target, so we need to balance the security measures,” he said.

Two policemen – Constable Ahmad Azza Fahmi Azhar, 22, and Constable Muhamad Syafiq Ahmad Said, 24 – were killed in a brutal attack by a knife-wielding masked man at the Ulu Tiram police station in Johor on May 17. – June 9, 2024.