No show from PPS, say police

GEORGRE 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 to date.
Penang police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi said no members had surrendered despite the call by the authorities to do so.
He nonetheless stressed that police were monitoring the activities of PPS members who had yet to turn themselves in.
Abdul Rahim added the police bail of 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 told the media today.
Earlier in the day, some 30 PPS members 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 RSN Rayer.
Phee, Ng and other members are expected to turn up in the next few days to have their bail extended with the group being represented by Rayer who is a practising lawyer.
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 was not registered, resulting in police initiating investigations under the Societies Act 1966.