KEDAH Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has his own personal bodyguards, who are police personnel, to look after his safety, Inspector General of Police Razarudin Husain said. 

As such, he said, Sanusi’s safety during this election campaign is guaranteed.

“Insya Allah, if there is a threat (against Sanusi), these bodyguards will inform the Kedah Police Chief (Fisol Salleh).

“At the same time, if there are candidates who feel unsafe during their campaigns, please lodge a report and we will investigate,” he told Bernama today.

However, he said that based on monitoring by the police on the ground, they found that there was no threat against any candidate.

Police personnel have been deployed to various locations to avoid any untoward incidents during the elections in six states, he added.

He said this when asked to comment on a claim by Alor Setar Member of Parliament Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden that Sanusi, who is contesting the Jeneri seat, did not attend the Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) political talk at Padang Awam in Sungai Petani, Kedah, last night due to security issues.

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said election campaigns, including in Kedah, were going on in an orderly manner and in accordance with rules and regulations.

“So far, there have been no (untoward) incidents in Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Penang, Kelantan and Terengganu. How can there be a security issue in Kedah, if there is, there will be warnings and advice by the security teams,” he added.

However, he said, there had been one or two cases of vandalism involving the billboards of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

“In Kedah, we are all witnesses to how calm the campaign is here,” he said when met after meeting traders at Pasar Billion in Alor Setar today. – Bernama, August 7, 2023.