KUCHING: Syarikat Sesco Berhad said it is the company’s policy and standard operating procedure to lodge a police report when meters and the wiring system are found tampered with.

The company said a police report would be lodged on the same day the offence is found, and Sesco technicians were also required to report any threatening case or customer offering bribe in the police report for the police to investigate.

“This is compulsory as meter tampering is a crime which is similar to other form of crimes. As such, police report is lodged for them investigate as well as for prosecution in court,” a Sesco spokesman said in a statement yesterday.

The spokesman added that in the past few months, Sesco meter inspection teams had faced difficulties in carrying out their operations.

There were also a few threatening incidents in Miri which included vandalizing of Sesco vehicles.

All these incidents have been reported to police for investigation.

“Police have taken up the case seriously and investigated in detail,” said the spokesman.

“Sesco will continue to conduct meter inspection operations in the state as annual loss due to power theft is still huge amounting to RM60 million”.

Apart from the financial loss, Sesco is also concerned about the safety of the tampered wiring as in many cases they have been found unsafe to the occupants and public.

It can cause electrocution and even fire to the property.

Sesco will continue to work with the Electrical Inspectorate Unit (EIU) of the Ministry of Public Utilities, the Police and other government agencies including the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) in combating power theft.

Sesco reminded the public that stealing electricity is a serious offence that should not be taken lightly as it is a dangerous crime punishable under the Electricity Ordinance Section 33(5) which carries the penalty of up to 5 years imprisonment or a fine of RM 100,000 or both.

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