MP SPEAKS One week has passed and the federal government especially Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, has not replied to my question on the sudden increase in the number of police in the Special Branch (SB).

I have asked why between 2011 and 2013, there has been a huge increase of 46.43 percent in the number of personnel in SB (including the Special Task Force) or an addition of 2,423 officers while the more critical crime-fighting Criminal Investigation Department (CID) only gets an additional 583 officers, a mere 6.24 percent  rise in the strength of personnel.