00:00Women, Family and Community Development Minister Nancy Shukri today came to the defense of Kelantan's top cop, who was accused by a past assemblyman of smearing the state's image.
00:12She said Kelantan Police Chief Yusuf Mamat was merely carrying out his duties.
00:17Earlier, Melor Assemblyman Wanrohimi Wan Dawood had reprimanded Yusuf for making a series of statements which he claimed gave a negative image of Kelantan.
00:27Yusuf had expressed concern over a rise in cases of underage sex and incest, saying these developments reflected a deeply concerning shift in social norms.
00:37The Kelantan Police Chief said 252 such cases were reported in 2024, a 22.3% increase from the 206 recorded in 2023.
00:48Deputy Inspector General of Police Ayub Khan Maidin Pichay meanwhile said Kelantan had the highest rate of drug abuse per capita among all states.
00:57Wanrohimi criticized Ayub and Yusuf over their statements, which he said appeared to have been intentionally released over consecutive days to give the impression that Kelantan was not a safe place to live in.
