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The Federal Reserve Unit (Malay: Pasukan Simpanan Persekutuan; PSP), or better known by the abbreviation as FRU, is a riot control force and a paramilitary special response team that can be deployed at any time to engage in any emergency or public unrest in Malaysia.
| Federal Reserve Unit | |
|---|---|
| Pasukan Simpanan Persekutuan | |
FRU 3rd group arms with Czech-made CZ 527 bolt actions rifles without ammo during the anti-riot drill. | |
| Active | 5 December 1955 |
| Country |  Malaya (1955–1963) Malaysia (1963–present) |
| Branch |  Royal Malaysia Police |
| Type | Paramilitary police |
| Role | Riot control |
| Size | 10 detachments |
| Part of | Directly under control of the Royal Malaysia Police and the Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Garrison/HQ | Main Police Headquarters, Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur |
| Nickname(s) | FRU |
| Colour of Beret | Red beret |
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| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | SAC Mohd Said bin Ibrahim |
The team was established on 5 December 1955. Starting with three troops, FRU has successfully overcome the problems of public order such as strikes and riots that happened in the early years of the 1950s. From 1990 onwards, FRU also played an important role in handling organised riot that have sparked from the arrest of Anwar Ibrahim. FRU also played role in controlling football riots.
The main role of this unit is to disperse illegal assembly, riot suppression and to carry out other functions relating to Public Order. The unit is self-contained and capable, highly mobile and become Public Order Reserve Units. When this unit is not involved in Public Order duties, it can be assigned by the Commanding Officer to assist the Chief of Police, State police, Criminal Investigation Division and Special Branch in general or special tasks which include:
As its role became more important, this team was augmented to 7 units, with a total membership in 2003 of 2,481 people. Beside that FRU has also a water cannon unit, horseback unit and training institution at Sungai Senam, Ipoh, Perak. In line with current needs and law claim, a woman special detachment have been spawned and this detachment is based in Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur. It has since been moved to its own base located in Cheras.
FRU's performance is known globally. This was evident when the United Nations (U.N.) applied to PDRM to house a riot guard force under U.N. flags in Timor Leste. The team was assigned to control riot and tranquility in a country which just became independent.
Each FRU base has a wing headquarters composed of three troops, A, B and C. Each troop consists of two baton sections, an armed section (rifles, tear gas and grenades), and a guard vehicle section. Specific vocations within the unit include drivers, photographers, translators, marksmen, signal operators and diary recorders.
Apart from that this team also perform crime prevention to help remote district police chief efforts in reducing crime rates. By that FRU have pointed out success could not be disputed more when entrust to royal pennant parade in the line of honour guard duties.
Deployed in advance from the main FRU unit, this unit is armed with riot shields and helmets. It is designed and trained to handle small crowds. If the crowd gets larger and uncontrollable, the FRU will be called in to assist.
Its members are taken from RMP General Operations Force (Malay: Pasukan Gerakan Am; PGA), it is deployed in states or regions which do not have any FRU bases.
Certain FRU divisions are under the command of the inspector-general of police (IGP) and require prior approval from the IGP to be deployed.
The Federal Reserve Unit bases are located in densely populated areas in the country.
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