KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): Malaysia's National Patriot Association (Patriot), which comprises military and police veterans, said the Royal Malaysia Police must arrest troublemakers from the losing party of the 14th General Election (GE14) in the event they try to create chaos.

The association is also known as Persatuan Patriot Kebangsaan. Patriot president Datuk Mohd Arshad Raji said in a statement today Patriot has full confidence that the police and the Malaysian Armed Forces will stand together with the people.

"Knowing how our Malaysia Police function and their capabilities, we have full confidence in our men in blue. We are confident that any undesirable element trying to create chaos and disrupt the free conduct of the electoral process, the police will foil their plan and arrest them.

"If the election is conducted in a fair manner, the result will be accepted as the will of the people. Once again Patriot commends the Malaysian police for doing a good job so far. As the stake is very high, and if the result is close, there may be a pressing need for the police force to maintain peace and order in the hours prior to the announcement of the result," he said. 

Ahead of GE14 polling day tomorrow, Patriot cautions all civil servants against any destruction of important documents that may show impropriety in expenditure and awards of contracts. "Any such conduct is a crime and a serious offence," Mohd Arshad said.