Last night at about 1.30 am as I was driving through USJ, there was a road block with the signage written BERHENTI PEMERIKSAAN POLIS. I saw 2 rela officers ushering the cars with their torchlights to drive in a single lane. At the end of the lane there was another 2 Rela officers checking all passing vehicles.

There were 3 uniformed cops standing near the police landrover 'talking' to 4 chinese youths who were presumed to have committed an offence. Their car was parked at the roadside near the landrover.

Under what law and authority does RELA have the power to check vehicles? Who are these RELA guys? They were given the full powers by the 3 lazy cops to do their jobs and of course they would be very glad and excited to do the job for the police.

RELA officers are untrained and comprise of people with low education level. Their selection are not made based on anything. Anyone can join RELA, especially those overzealous guys who want to wear the uniforms and have the 'powers'.

The police should not allow such nonsense by RELA to assist in such anti-crime operations. These are the guys who will add to denting the already bad police image. RELA should not be used for the sake of lack of manpower. Its better to use the Police Volunteer Reserve or even the Auxiliary Police who have some basic police training..

Its enough for the Immigration Department's image to be damaged by these RELA guys in arresting and apprehending the illegal immigrants. Everyone knows their antics when arresting these illegals. Their high handed ways and threatening manners have given the government a bad image to the foreigners, legal and illegals alike. The police should not allow the same to happen and should not succumb to these guys.

The Subang Jaya OCPD should be held responsible for this misdemeanour because accountability is the order of the day!