No PPS members surrender despite call

GEORGE TOWN: Other than those detained on Merdeka Day, none of the 9,000-odd state voluntary patrol unit (PPS) members in Penang have turned themselves in.
Penang police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi said no members had surrendered despite the call by authorities to do so.
He said police are monitoring the activities of PPS members who have yet to turn themselves in.
Abdul Rahim added that the police bail for those who were detained would be extended by another month for further investigations.
"The Attorney-General (AG) will decide on the next course of action when the bail term ends," he said when contacted today.
At time of writing, 137 PPS members have turned up at the Northeast District police headquarters to have their police bail extended.
They were part of the 157 members detained on Aug 31 shortly after the state-level Merdeka parade.
Those detained also included Penang exco and state PPS coordinator Phee Boon Poh, Tanjong MP and state PPS deputy coordinator Ng Wei Aik and Seri Delima assemblyman R. S. N. Rayer.
Phee and Rayer have had their bail extended while Ng is expected to turn up in the next few days.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who was on hand to offer moral support, said many PPS members have not resigned despite the intense scrutiny.
He said not more than five members have left the unit since the crackdown began shortly after police declared the unit illegal.
The declaration came after the Registrar of Societies (RoS) said the unit is not registered, resulting in police initiating investigations under the Societies Act 1966.