First Police Force in Malacca Sultanate
The police system started since the days of Malay Sultanate of Malacca. Currently, the role, task and police responsibility are combined with military duties. The Sultan has the absolute authorities. He is also the Judge, Religious Chief and High Command of Military and powerful legislate of the law. Most important rules in the time was Malacca Canon Law (Malay: Hukum Kanun Melaka).
The Prime Minister or Bendahara was the second authorities after the King. He is the Sultan's Advisor, Chief Administrator and may act as Warlord. Tun Perak, titled Bendahara Paduka Raja have led Malaccan soldiers for battle.
Through quotation of Malay Annals, page 142 143:
| “ | After day, then Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah even out be faced the peoples. Then Bendahara and all ministers nob and shelf, eunuchs, herald, all warriors present to facing. Then Sultan speech to Seri Maharaja, conscript it Temenggung, "Did you control yesterday?"
Then worship Seri Maharaja, "Be, sire." Then Sultan speech, "We heard the peoples killed by the someones, above the hill, under the hill, the end of the bridge, if that the peoples, did you kill them?" Then worship Seri Maharaja, "Not I know, sire." Then Sultan speech, "Your controls is vain, three deads is not leak. Now, we listen the thieves too terrors in this country." Then Sultan even order to call Hang Isap, it even come, the box even brought in its. Then Sultan Alauddin speech to Hang Isap and Hang Siak, "What's your view yesterday?" Then Hang Isap and Hang Siak even talk will all about affairs yesterday, all is said its....... "Since then Seri Maharaja control is flinty. If converge with people to go, killed them, not more caught. One day, during the Seri Maharaja guarding, converge with a thieves. Then were slaves by Seri Maharaja with squirell machete, cutting in his shoulder......." |
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From an above, Temenggung was call the safeguarding security and peace statewide, including palace grounds. His tasks were to caught the criminals, build the jails and implementing sentences. Nowadays, Temenggung authority is similar to current Inspector-General of Police.
Villager chiefs shelf is representative Sultan, have rather respective control team. This team main task are picking tax, enforcing law and care his care village safety.
This traditional police systems were changed when Malacca was conquered by the Portuguese on August 10, 1511, led by Afonso de Albuquerque.
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