The Congress of Unions of Employees in the public and civil services (Cuepacs) president Datuk Omar Osman said agencies such as Road Transport, Fire and Rescue, Customs and Immigration departments should be given extra protection.
Omar said this when he was asked to comment on the death of Customs deputy director-general II Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim, 58, who was gunned down yesterday.
"Just two days ago, several representatives from various enforcement agencies and uniform bodies met with the Chief Secretary to the Government (Datuk Seri Ali Hamsa) discussing the welfare of civil servants with high-risk jobs," he said at the Putrajaya Hospital yesterday.
Omar expressed his condolence to Shaharuddin's family and told reporters that he had became quite close to the slain Customs officer in the past one year.
"He was very dedicated to his job and was a responsible officer. One can easily get hold of him at any time,” he said.
"His death is a great lost to the civil sector especially the Customs department. I hope the tragedy will not break the spirit of those in the department. Instead it should fire their determination to execute their duties better than before."
Malaysia Customs Senior Officers Association president Mohd Noor Yusoff, 54, said he and Shaharuddin had just returned from a four-day meeting in Lumut on Thursday.
"He acted like his usual self and we usually ended our meeting by apologising to everyone present.
"We have been friends for almost 30 years and he is not the sort of person who would have enemies because he was friendly with everyone. I was shocked to hear the news and rushed to the hospital, but I was told he was gone," he said.
Noor, who is also Kedah Customs deputy director, added Shaharuddin was a very focused and dedicated officer and without him the department would not have been able to surpass their tax collection target.
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