The roll-out of the BWC began in October 2024 with 7,648 body cameras deployed to all state police contingent and formations. Now, all state police contingents are equipped with the device,” Comm Mohd Yusri said. Prior to this, the wearing of the body cameras in lock-ups was enforced on Aug 22 last year. Comm Mohd Yusri said that Selangor received the largest number of BWCs with 1,328 units distributed, followed by Perak (968) and Johor (952). He said that the police force are hoping to receive an additional 10,000 body cameras under the 13th Malaysia Plan.

Source: The Star February 15, 2026 02:55 UTC