Pasukan Gerakan Khas
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Pasukan Gerakan Khas (Abbreviation: PGK; 'Special Operations Command — Police SOCOM', Jawi: ڤاسوكن ڬرقن خاص) is a special operations command of the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP).[1] The PGK has two distinct sub-units; the Special Actions Unit (Malay: Unit Tindakhas — UTK) and the 69 Commando Battalion (Very Able Trooper 69 — VAT 69; Malay: 69 Komando).
Special Operations Command | |
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Pasukan Gerakan Khas ڤاسوكن ڬرقن خاص | |
Active | 20 October 1997; 26 years ago (1997-10-20) |
Country | Malaysia |
Agency | Royal Malaysia Police |
Part of | Internal Security and Public Order Department |
Headquarters | Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur |
Abbreviation | PGK |
Structure | |
Officers | Approx. 900+ |
Subunits | |
Commanders | |
Current commander | SAC Dato’ Azizan Abd. Aziz |
Notable commanders | SAC Dato' Meor Chek Hussien Mahayuddin |
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Operators of UTK and VAT 69 are specially trained to intervene in high-risk events like hostage and barricade situations by hostile forces, especially terrorists and/or criminals. It originally had over 4,000 full-time operators, but its actual size and organisation are classified. Both units commonly function as a high-level national tactical team in extremely sensitive or dangerous situations.