In a statement, police corporate communications secretariat superintendent A Skandaguru said Kuala Lumpur police chief Saiful Azly Kamaruddin has been transferred to the Bukit Aman Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department as deputy director, while Selangor deputy police chief Arjunaidi Mohamed has been promoted to Selangor police chief with the rank of acting commissioner of police (CP).

Saiful Azly will be replaced by Bukit Aman Management Department (Services/Designation) deputy director Azmi Abu Kassim who will be appointed as the new Kuala Lumpur police chief with the rank of acting CP.

Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal would be appointed as Selangor Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief with the rank of acting SAC.

He replaces Fadzil Ahmad who has been transferred to the Bukit Aman Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department as principal assistant director (Data/Analysis).

“The post of Petaling Jaya police chief will be taken over by Putrajaya housing and local government ministry Investigations and Prosecution Unit superintendent Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid with the rank of acting ACP,” he said.

Also involved in the transfers are Melaka deputy police chief Sharul Lalli Masduki who was appointed Selangor deputy police chief while he is replaced by Serdang police chief ACP Razali Abu Samah.

Sabah Narcotics Crime Investigation Department chief ACP Ahmad Jefferi Abdullah has been appointed as Selangor Narcotics Crime Investigation Department chief, replacing ACP Abdul Latiff Mehat, who is transferred to the Bukit Aman Organised Crime Investigation Department as principal assistant director (D14) with the rank of acting SAC.